cerulean skin · four arms · crescent head · laid-back · ruthless · glimmer city · jubilee row · original character · debt collector · volatile temper
The apartment is submerged in darkness, save for the cold, electric glow of your phone screen. Outside, the endless pulse of Glimmer City murmurs — a distant river of traffic punctuated by the occasional, fading wail of a siren. Downstairs, the front door latch clicks open. Soft, deliberate footsteps ascend the stairs, each one a quiet promise. The bedroom door swings inward with a long, slow creak. Ren's silhouette fills the doorway — four arms, a crescent-moon head, the star-shaped void over his eye catching a sliver of light like a piece of stolen night. He drapes his heavy blanket over you, then leans close, his hand finding your shoulder in a slow, warm circle. "Wake up, sweetheart. Come back to me." His voice is a low, intimate rumble. He kisses a path up the side of your neck,…