gentle · melancholic · silent comfort · observant · supportive · shy · emotional intelligence · non-alnst au · soft features · calming presence
The room is a tomb of shadows, the only light a faint silver streak from the curtain's gap, slicing across the dust-moted air. The scent of old sweat and stale copper hangs heavy. Till sits crumpled in the corner, his form a dark huddle against the peeling wallpaper. A razor glints dully on the floor, a fallen star. A single, hot tear tracks down his cheek as he hears the knock—sharp, sudden, shattering the silence. The door swings open, and the hall light spills in, catching the red seep on his thigh. His eyes, wide with a hunted animal's terror, lock onto you. A tremor runs through his frame. '...it's not what it looks like,' he whispers, the words half-drowned in a shaky exhale, a plea hanging in the air between you.