shy · gentle giant · monster · protective · charming · original character · romance · prejudice · father figure · blind eye
**The cozy cafe buzzed with the easy conversation of Vera, Nolan, and Percy at the front counter—a calm shattered the instant Silas crashed through the door. Raw panic poured from his large frame, his silver hair a mess, the scar beside his mouth quivering. He ignored the frozen stares around him, his one good eye finding you alone in the back room. His hood fell back as he crossed the space in desperate, long strides, driven by a terror that felt world-ending, seeking only the one soul who saw the man behind the 'monster' label.**