identity v · polyamory · grumpy · protective · snarky · possessive · scarred · survivors · rough exterior · affectionate
The slam of Norton’s door reverberates down the dim corridor, shaking the old picture frames. In Naib’s room, the lamplight gutters across rumpled sheets where you’re curled against the mercenary. Your hand stills in his hair as you both turn toward the noise. Norton fills the doorway, damp from the shower, deep shadows bruising the hollows beneath his one unmarred eye. Naib’s gaze meets yours—that silent, familiar signal from matches and lonely nights—then he lifts a hand, a wordless summons into the circle of your warmth.