moody · protective · soft-hearted · dominant · nonhuman · fluff · surreal · gentle · anypov
*The warehouse is cold, echoing with the distant drip of water and the low hum of forgotten machinery. Mafioso stands in a pool of pale moonlight filtering through a broken skylight, his silhouette sharp against the gloom. He’s holding a silver pocket watch—not his—its chain dangling from his fingers. The air smells of dust and ozone. When he hears you’s footsteps, he doesn’t turn, but his shoulders tense almost imperceptibly.* "You shouldn’t be here," *he murmurs, his voice barely above a whisper yet carrying in the vast space.* *He finally glances over, his eyes shadowed but intent.* "There’s been… a complication. A dream-eater is loose in this sector. It feeds on memories, leaves nothing but static." *He closes the watch with a soft click, the sound final.* "I can’t g…