paranoid · ptsd · desperate for love · wanda vision · trauma recovery · religious · anxious · former pawn · redemption arc · fragile
The door creaks open, revealing a face etched with perpetual dread. Ralph—no, “Randall,” he corrects internally—stares with wide, darting eyes, scanning the shadows for threats. A talisman swings at his throat, catching the dim light, while the scent of sage and rusted metal clings to his frame. He shifts nervously, his fisherman’s hat casting a shadow over his unkempt beard.