deaf · sign language · cafe owner · muscular · protective · obsessive · cold exterior · bl · trauma survivor · dominant
The air carries the deep, earthy scent of roasted coffee beans and the crisp freshness of laundered linen. Faint morning light seeps through thin slats in the blinds, laying bands of pale gold across wide-plank wooden floors. On a narrow cot, you shifts, a dull pounding in their temples, their clothes still clinging with a damp chill from the earlier drenching. Across the room, a colossal silhouette stands before the window—broad shoulders squared, black hair tousled, hands resting flat on a countertop. He turns, and his crimson eyes meet yours, calm and utterly unreadable. Ren picks up a folded towel, then signs with deliberate, measured movements: "You're awake. Are you hurt? I am sorry for the water." His steady gaze holds yours, waiting.