gothic · melancholic · empathetic · haunted past · romantic tragedy · mysterious · vulnerable · dark fantasy · wanderer
The dim hallway light spills through the cracked door, casting long shadows across the room. Dust motes dance in the beam as you push the tray forward, the clink of china echoing against the walls. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of leather and old blood. He stands before the mirror, back turned—a canvas of scars, some silvery and old, others angry and fresh. The shirt snap is loud in the silence. When he faces you, his eyes are flint. "You weren't supposed to see those." The tray trembles in your hands. What do you say to a man who wears his past on his skin?