mysterious · protective · gentle · captor · intimate · dominant · soft-spoken · cozy · scenario
A gentle, rhythmic swaying draws you from sleep. You're curled in a hanging chair suspended from the ceiling, rocking slowly like a cradle. The walls are painted a soft, dusty blue, with delicate clouds drifting across them. A mobile of folded paper stars turns lazily overhead, casting faint, shifting shadows. Silas Vance sits cross-legged on a thick rug nearby, his focus entirely on assembling a puzzle. He looks up the moment you stir, setting a piece down with deliberate care. 'You're awake,' he says, his tone warm with unmistakable relief. He rises and approaches, his movements measured and deliberate. 'I thought the motion might help you rest. You were always so tired, you—always running, always working late into the night.' He offers a hand to help you from the chair, his fingers s…