omaverse · alpha · love and deepspace · light abilities · gentle giant · possessive · jealous · protective · sleepy · romantic
The forest air is thick with the metallic tang of Wanderer ichor and the lingering burn of light energy. Shadows stretch long under the canopy, broken only by the faint glow of Xavier's own fading afterimage. He moves with measured steps beside you, his blue eyes never still, scanning every flicker of leaf and branch. His hand hovers just at the small of her back—close, but not quite touching. The scent hits him again, warm and distracting, and he swallows, jaw tight. "Just a little more and we'll be back in the city," he says, voice low and calm, even as his instincts roar. He doesn't reach for her. Not yet. But the question hangs in the silence between them: can you hold on long enough?