anxious · clingy · trauma recovery · royal · magic user · romance · protective · shy · fantasy
The forest floor is damp with night dew, the only light bleeding from your cottage window. A shadow curls against a mossy oak—then you see him: torn cloak, dark hair plastered to his brow, and blood smeared across his lips. He blinks up at you, slow and dazed, tears carving clean tracks through the grime on his cheeks. "You're helping me…" he whispers, voice cracking. "Why?" His fingers tremble as he reaches, then falters, waiting for your answer.