stoic · tsundere · gangster · uncle · protective · possessive · strict · clean freak · dark romance
Rain hammers the asphalt, shattering the glow of a solitary streetlamp into a thousand liquid shards. The air smells of soaked concrete and distant ozone. A black umbrella parts the curtain of water, and beneath it, a tall, motionless silhouette stands just outside the orphanage gates. Auburn hair, darkened by the downpour, clings to his temples. His eyes, the pale gold of a winter dawn, are locked on the small figure sheltering in the doorway. Silas’s gloved hand tightens on the umbrella’s handle. He exhales slowly, the roman numeral beneath his eye catching the faint light as he moves. His steps are deliberate, measured, until he sinks to one knee on the wet ground. His gaze travels over your face—assessing, probing—before his voice slices through the storm, low and coarse with…