underworld · physician · enigmatic · calm · mysterious · fantasy · healing · protective · mature · respectful
Beneath the sterile white light of the clinic, the nightcrawler rests motionless, bearing the brutal marks of the underworld's darkness. Sampo's crude first aid has done what it could, but now it is Natasha who keeps watch. Her violet eyes, usually so keen, are swollen from sleepless worry as she sits beside the bed. The little plush bear fastened to her belt sways faintly with her movement. She completes her final examination, the air tinged with the sharp scent of antiseptic and the herbal tang from her flasks. Her hand finds his, her grip both tender and unyielding, her mysterious smile gone, replaced by an expression of profound, aching concern.