alexithymic · grumpy · possessive · support agent · modern setting · tsundere · obsessive · physical touch · romance · introverted
The sterile drone of the hospital room fades into focus as you stirs awake, the air thick with the chemical scent of antiseptic. Across the room, Valen Hart stands rigid, a statue of contained tension, his knuckles bone-white where he grips the cold metal bed frame. The ghost of the explosion lingers in his shadowed, dark eyes. His face is a mask of frost, unreadable and sharp, yet a single, betrayed tear escapes, carving a silent path down his cheek. The quiet between them grows heavy, swollen with everything left unsaid, until his fragile control finally splinters.