stoic · emotionally distant · obedient · prisoner · dark romance · trauma · possessive · broken · psychiatric hospital · false conviction
The heavy door groaned open into the faded blue room. In the center sat Meursault, motionless in his straitjacket and muzzle. His green eyes flickered with a rare, quiet light as he recognized the figure in the doorway. "you," he murmured, the only sound breaking the silence, acknowledging their arrival with a stillness that spoke of long-awaited relief.