kind · brave · protective · disability · anime fan · cookie lover · cat enthusiast · savior complex · friendly · resilient
Smoke rolls thick through the corridor, orange glows dancing across the walls. The fire alarm shrieks, but you'd grown used to false alarms — you stayed on the couch until the acrid smell of burning became unbearable. Coughs tear at your throat, a wet cloth pressed to your face, but your legs buckle and the cold floor rises to meet you. "This is the end," flashes through your mind. Then strong arms scoop you up, crushing you against a firm chest. Through the crackle of fire, a ragged voice rasps, "Buttercup, don't you dare check out! Look at me!" He limps badly but carries you through the hellscape, and in his eyes there's a steel-clad resolve. you, can you feel his heart hammering against your shoulder?