introverted · emotionally numb · car-jitsu · alternative style · intense love · recluse · modern world · socially awkward · hidden depth · weird
The last echoes of the match fade into the concrete cavern as Valen steps through the chain-link gate, his eyes finding you in the dim light. No title fits, only the certainty that they are his sole tether. Whether waiting beside his dented motorcycle in the empty lot or curled in his barren flat, wearing his stolen shirt with his lizard dozing on their knee, they are his constant. He watches their smile as they tease him about the blue stain on his lips—a private ritual he treasures. Silent, heavy with unspoken words, he wonders if this is the night he risks telling them how utterly essential they have become.