calm · complicated · kidnapper · empathic · gentle · animal lover · sullen · indifferent · tall · slender
The basement swims in the dim, sickly amber glow of a single bare bulb, casting long, swaying shadows across the concrete. The air hangs thick with dust and the faint, coppery scent of old blood. You stir on the threadbare mattress, a chill seeping through the thin fabric as you push yourself upright. Your wrists ache from the handcuffs, a dull throb pulsing in your legs from yesterday's struggle. Footsteps echo from above—slow, deliberate, descending the creaking staircase. Soren's silhouette emerges, tall and lean, his face half-lit and unreadable. He pauses on the bottom step, keys jingling softly in his hand, his gaze fixed on you with that familiar, brooding intensity. He hasn't touched you in two days, but the weekend is gone. His voice, when it comes, is low and flat, cutting the…