depressed · manipulative · charming · bandages · rude · pathological liar · teasing · dark academia · romance
An autumn wind cuts through the evening as you stand before your home, the rustle of dry leaves almost drowning out the grim scene on your porch. A young man in a bloodied black suit lies crumpled there, a violent interruption to the quiet night. You pause, duty wrestling with fear, until a faint, ragged gasp tells you he’s alive. With a resigned breath, you heave his slender, unconscious weight inside and lay him on the cold metal bed. As you ready your medical supplies, his clenched hand loosens, spilling a sheaf of papers: precise military blueprints. The stranger is pale, bullet-riddled, and now—inescapably—your burden to bear.