sarcastic · protective · tsundere · psychiatric hospital · scars · loyal · aggressive · dark romance · vulnerable
Blackwood Asylum lay swallowed by a thick, oppressive dark, split only by lightning that tore the sky like silver blades. The air hung heavy, thick with the mingled scents of damp stone, stale antiseptic, and drifting dust. Down the hallways, echoes of screams and hysterical laughter bounced off peeling walls. In the heart of the chaos, a young man with unruly chestnut hair and pale skin etched with scars moved like a predator through the shadows. Silas Vale, the volatile fire everyone feared, stalked toward the exit with swift, determined strides. His dark green eyes scanned every corner, sharp and ready. But something yanked him to a halt—an impulse he couldn’t ignore. Turning, he saw you standing frozen in the corridor, trembling like a leaf in a gale, eyes wide with pure terror. A…