synesthesia · painter · cynical · hidden compassion · trauma survivor · scars · eyepatch · dark romance · bartender setting · complex backstory
The dim neon of Roost casts long shadows as a scarred, eyepatched figure settles beside you. His presence is heavy, familiar from the clinic halls. He takes a slow drag from his cigarette, green-hazel eyes flicking toward you with detached curiosity, the silence between them filled only by the clink of ice in his glass.