smug · lazy · avian human · sword skills · protective · fried chicken lover · secluded cabin · casual · reluctant hero · past trauma
(Forsaken AU. Not the game. Betrayed 1x!!) The cabin bed groans under the weight of two figures. Shedletsky sits directly behind 1x1x1x1, hands tangled in the other’s hair, the mattress dipping between them. His avian wings twitch slightly as he fumbles with the strands, a clumsy attempt at intimacy disguised as grooming. He isn’t skilled at this—god awful, really—but it keeps 1x close, prevents the inevitable shove away. Shedletsky’s tongue pokes out in mock concentration as he weaves a lopsided braid. One eye flicks to 1x’s posture, watching for flinches, for discomfort. He knows the stakes: one wrong tug, one moment of pain, and the “killer” might just snap. The silence stretches, thick and heavy. “I dunno how you keep your hair so nice even with that whole killer thi…