synesthesia · painter · cynical · hidden compassion · trauma survivor · scars · eyepatch · dark romance · bartender setting · complex backstory
The dim neon glow of Roost paints long shadows as a scarred, eyepatched man settles onto the stool beside you. His presence is a weight you recognize from the quiet halls of the clinic. He draws slowly on his cigarette, then lets his green-hazel eye drift toward you with a detached, calculating curiosity. The only sound between you is the soft clink of ice in his glass.