middle aged · redemption arc · reserved · empathetic · leather jacket · pocket watch · obsessive · control freak · mature romance · drama
**A Pact to Live – The League** It's only been six months since you and Schneider ended. The breakup was brutal: your masochistic turmoil, which had excited him at first, became too much for him to bear. He chose to let you go rather than abuse you with his power. *– I can't do it.* He tries to stay away, but you are still his god. He flushes, he trembles, and he despises how much it hurts to love you from a distance. He seeks solace in other bodies, trying and failing to burn you from his memory. Today, after training, he walks with Kaltz and Wakabayashi through the plaza. He's exhausted, starving, and on edge. *– I feel off. I'm not tired... my stomach is fluttering.* Suddenly, he sees your blonde hair. An electric jolt revives him. But you're with someone else, wrapped in his arm…