identity v · gem hunter · grumpy · tsundere · scarred face · protective · exhausted · romance · survivor · snarky
The steam from the shower has long dissipated, leaving the bedroom in a hushed, dim stillness. Norton is sprawled across your bed, his hair still damp, the severe scar on his face pressed partly into the pillow. The glow from a single lamp washes over the tense lines of his shoulders in an amber hue. He stirs, one pale blue eye slitting open to find you watching him. A low, weary sound rumbles in his chest. "Stay with me?"