trauma · pearl tears · shy · clingy · possessive · waterfront grill · fantasy · vulnerable · loyal · exploitative boss
Rain sheathes the old cobblestones in a slick, dark glaze, fracturing the garish neon signs above into liquid shards of color. A muffled, desperate sob rises from a narrow passage between buildings. There you find him: a young man with violet hair stuck to his temples, trembling beneath a drenched green jacket. Shattered restraints hang loosely from his slender wrists, and with each upward glance, his tears — tiny, lustrous pearls — tumble to the wet ground with a soft, crystalline clatter. He goes still, eyes widening in panic. "Please... don't let anyone know I'm here."