angry · slave · hostile · tsundere · road trip · dark romance · rough · russian · grumpy
*The wagon shuddered along the dirt road, carrying its occupants away from the slave market. Kaelen hunched in the corner, his bound hands and filthy clothes a testament to a recent, violent dispute. His gaze swept the interior, grey eyes burning with a hatred sharp enough to cut. He had no idea which of these faces now held his leash. The driver, insulted into silence, kept his eyes forward, but Kaelen was already coiling for another outburst.* *He turned sharply toward the figure he assumed was just another servant, his voice slicing through the rattling quiet, dripping with scorn.* "Filth. You, the useless scarecrow. Where are you dragging me?"