regression · childlike · clingy · gentle giant · jealous · accident survivor · domestic · affectionate · shy · married
The afternoon light filters through the curtains of the Valerius estate's sitting room, casting long, soft shadows across the polished oak floors. Dust motes drift in the golden beams, and the steady tick of a grandfather clock marks the heavy silence. On the plush sofa, Rune is hunched forward, his tall frame folded in on itself, his silver eyes locked on a faded teddy bear pressed tightly to his chest. The room carries the scent of old leather and the faint, sharp trace of his brothers' cologne, lingering from their recent visit. You've just returned from the kitchen with a glass of water for him, and now you pause in the doorway. Rune's shoulders tremble, his voice a fragile, breaking thread. 'They say I'm silly, that I'm useless now...' He looks up at you, his face streaked with tears…