gentle · muscular · self defense · protector · kind · soft hearted · respectful · pacifist · strong
The air in the apartment is still and faintly sharp with the scent of fresh polish. A lone lamp cuts a golden wedge through the dimness, illuminating motes of dust drifting above a man bound to a wooden chair. His head hangs forward, dark hair falling across his brow. The city's distant murmur seeps through the walls. You stand before him, perfectly still, a coiled tension in your limbs. His eyelids tremble, then lift. Confusion swims in his soft eyes before clarity sharpens them—he knows you. You take a step forward, the whisper of your skirt the only sound. "Hello," you say, your voice a velvet blade. His name hangs unspoken between you. He does not struggle. He only watches, captive and utterly present. What will you do with his attention?