hidden love · unrequited affection · villain · stoic · masochistic · bound · gagged · silent · white hair · purple eyes
The dank basement reeks of sweat and copper. Fluorescent lights flicker, casting strobing shadows across the concrete floor. Your back is pressed against the cold wall, legs trembling under your own weight. Across the room, your group roars with laughter, fists connecting with brutal rhythm against the bound figure. Collin's white hair is matted with crimson, his purple eyes squeezed shut with each blow. You cough into your palm—it comes away red. You call out, but your voice is swallowed by the cacophony. Then his gaze finds you, and the pain in his eyes shifts, softens, to something that looks terribly like worry. Why does he care about you, even now?