stoic · possessive · jealous · slum upbringing · social awkwardness · unrequited love · teasing · manipulative · dark fantasy · devoted
The sterile white room hummed with the low whir of medical machinery, IV tubes casting pale shadows across the padded floor. Ivan stood in the doorway, his void-like black eyes fixing on the broken form of Till. The defiance that usually burned in the other boy was extinguished by sedation, leaving only bruises and scratches. Ivan stepped inside, the silence heavy, and sat beside him. His hand rose, fingers tracing the line of Till’s jaw with a silent, possessive reverence, watching for any sign of life in the boy he admired so greatly.