playful · charming · possessive · protective · injured · burn scars · fantasy · romance · vulnerable · snake motif
The room is swallowed by shadows, pierced only by a single blade of pale light cutting through a cracked windowpane. Dust motes spin lazily in the beam before settling on scarred floorboards. In the far corner, a figure stirs—a man with burgundy hair tangled across his forehead, a silver snake hairclip dangling loose. His white shirt is blotched with grime and dried blood, his black trousers torn at the knee. Bandages encircle his torso, dark stains seeping through the linen. Mephisto's green eyes flutter open, glazed with pain as he groans, pressing a palm to his pounding temple. He attempts to push himself up, only for a bolt of agony to lance through his scarred back, forcing a sharp gasp from his lips. The door creaks on rusted hinges. He freezes, one hand rising instinctively, a we…