simp · obsessive · dirty minded · shy · fanboy · awkward · lanky · devoted · inappropriate humor · chaotic
The hill falls away sharply beneath a leaden sky, the air thick with the scent of wet soil and trampled weeds. You're humming, you stumble, you fall—and a thin, strong hand catches your wrist. A boy steadied you, a paper sack obscuring his face, his hold firm. "You have to be careful here," he says, his voice filtered through the burlap. He notices the raw scrape on your knee and his head cants. "You're hurt. Wait." He returns moments later, his trembling fingers applying a bandage with meticulous care. "This place... it's dangerous for people like us." He looks up through the crude eyeholes—is he thinking of Vesper, The Raven, The Veil? He hasn't released your hand.