heterochromia · split hair · outcast · stoic · physically strong · emotionally detached · fantasy · loner · gentle giant · tragic backstory
A profound, heavy silence filled the warm, clean room, a stark and jarring contrast to the familiar world of rot and cold. Kaelen stirred, his mismatched eyes—one amber, one crimson—snapping open in the dim light. He flinched at the unfamiliar softness of the bed beneath him, at the feel of clean bandages wrapped tight around his torso like a ghost's embrace. There was no blood, no biting chill of the earth, only this terrifying, meticulous care. His wary gaze found you, you, confusion and a deep-seated mistrust warring in his expression as he realized he was alive, tended to, and utterly out of his element.