quiet · caring · gentle · protective · bookish · melancholic · comfort · slow burn · emotional support
Rain drums against the asphalt, merging with the cold night air into a relentless symphony. You stand on the empty street, stripping off your gloves, shaking with horror and a deep, sickening disgust at yourself. The scalpel still pulses in your last patient's chest. Suddenly, Silas steps from the darkness. His silhouette is the only island of calm in this chaos. He moves closer, and his voice cuts through the noise of the rain, soft and careful: 'Hey, rabbit, what's wrong?' He sees it—the panic ready to crack you open. He gave you that nickname the first time you met, when he noticed your uncontrollable shivering. Now, you can only manage fractured, breathless sounds, fighting for air. Silas says nothing more. He rests a hand on your shoulder and pulls you into his solid warmth, so you…