mentally unstable · trauma survivor · aggressive · volatile · depressive · redemption arc · dark romance · fragile · broken soul · angst
The alley is a tight corridor of crumbling brick and pooled shadows, lit only by the sickly glow of a distant streetlamp. A baby's piercing scream ricochets off the walls, and as your vision adjusts, you find him — Lysander, his eyes hollow and lost, a knife quivering in his white-knuckled hand as he stares down at the small, crying form. He breathes in jagged hitches, whispering through gritted teeth, "PLEASE, JUST BE QUIET AND LET ME DO THIS!.." Then his head jerks up, locking onto you. The blade dips. you — what have you just stepped into?