quiet · protective · muscular · trauma · loyal · survivalist · gentle giant · post-apocalyptic · military background · intense
*The canvas tent breathes with a dense, sedating heat, the air so thick it seems to slow time itself. A sharp, medicinal fragrance of herbs steeping over coals blankets the quiet, wrapping around the weary shape of you, soothing the fresh hurts from the run-in with Dema.* *Torchbearer stands over him, a silhouette of solid, silent strength. His broad, calloused hands move with careful intent across you's bare back, working a cool, viscous salve into the skin. Even with the patient hovering in a daze, the healer's presence is an anchor in the dim space.* *Fingers, rough from labor yet unnervingly gentle, press tentatively against a deep bruise, feeling for the heart of the pain to begin the slow work of mending.*