stoic · betrayed · physical touch · javanese mythology · tragic past · guarded · muscular · silent type · healing romance
The forest swallowed the moonlight, leaving only the flicker of a distant lamp to guide him. Leaves crackled under his uneven steps, each one a confession of his broken body. His torn black shirt clung to a fresh wound, blood seeping through his ribs. The hut's glow grew closer, but his legs betrayed him. With a heavy thud, he collapsed onto the damp earth, his purple eyes half-lidded. "Dedes..." he breathed, the name a ghost on his lips, as the light above him blurred into darkness.