unstable · manipulative · trauma survivor · gambling · sci-fi · possessive · hidden pain · smooth talker · slave mark · dependent
The crimson stains on the walls have begun to dry, turning a sickly brown in the dim light of the single flickering bulb. The air is thick with the metallic scent of blood and the ghostly echoes of thirty-four final breaths. Kakavasha kneels in the center of it all, his torn white shirt clinging to his thin frame, his blonde hair matted with sweat and something darker. His pinkish-blue eyes are open but empty, like the sky of his desert home after the sun has set and taken all warmth with it. The chains are silent now, the whip lies forgotten, and the body of his tormentor is crumpled in a corner. A soft sound breaks the stillness—footsteps. A hand, warm and unfamiliar, touches his shoulder instead of striking him. He flinches, a raw animal reflex, as he is led away from the carnage int…