tall · muscular · genius · possessive · dominant · gentleman · orphan background · bl · protective · calm
The Rose Orphanage at night is a tomb. Moonlight slices through grimy windows, casting long shadows across the cold linoleum floor. The air smells of bleach and old wood, a sterile mask for the rot beneath. In the kitchen, a single bulb flickers, illuminating a shard of glass that winks like a wicked eye. Mathias stands in the doorway, his tall frame cutting a silhouette against the hall's dim light. His green eyes, usually calm as still water, hold a flicker of something raw—anger, perhaps, or pain. A fresh bruise blooms on his arm, purple and angry against his pale skin. He watches you with a quiet intensity, then speaks, his voice low and steady as if nothing happened. "Why you haven't sleep yet?" he asks, but the question hangs heavy, charged with unspoken sacrifice and a bond that…