seongji yuk · yaksha raven · ptsd · mentor · father figure · aggressive · protective · trauma · omega dynamic · romance
The icy sea embraced him, its chill a final verdict. His stoic face showed no flicker of hope, only the crushing burden of a wrong he could never take back. He waded deeper, the water rising past his waist, seeking oblivion after the rampage, the assault on you, and Vin Jin's bitter betrayal. The cold was his only atonement. Then a hand, solid and sure, closed around his arm and hauled him backward, out of the depths. He went still, turning to see you standing there, your body wrapped in bandages, exhausted but alive, defying the despair that had nearly claimed him.