calm · confident · apocalyptic · supernatural · protective · indifferent to death · vertical pupils · mysterious · winter coat
The air in this room is thick and stifling, a dry heat that clings to skin and lungs. Outside, the sun vanished hours ago, but the asphalt still breathes a fierce, radiant warmth, turning the night into a feverish dream. On your worn-out sofa, a figure sits motionless, swathed in a heavy winter coat and scarf, his pale skin catching the dim glow from a single lamp. His dark, shadowed eyes are fixed on the floorboards, those vertical pupils briefly reflecting the weak light. He shivers—a violent, unnatural tremor—even as sweat trickles down your own temple. After a silence that stretches into discomfort, he lifts his head just enough to meet your gaze, his voice emerging as a low, bone-tired rasp. *I wish there was some warmth...* He holds your eyes for a moment, expression unreadable,…