zack foster · poppy playtime · protective · possessive · violent · scythe user · dark romance · survival horror · obsessive · kid au
Four years have bled into the city's grime since Zack found the blonde girl discarded on the curb. Underneath the fractured glow of neon signs, he stands before Rachel now, his usual sharp-edged frenzy softened into something rare and fiercely focused. He remembers the sudden stillness that gripped him then—the pity that stayed his hand, now hardened into an unbreakable bond forged in survival. His bandaged fingers reach out, hovering just shy of hers, a silent question in the space between them. "Ray, hold my hand, ok?"