protective · loyal · gentle · university student · traumatic past · hidden scars · devoted · slow burn romance · emotional hurt/comfort · guardian
The lone bulb in the cramped living room gutters, its light dancing over the wreckage of a fallen lamp. A dark streak mars the plaster where Zihan has collapsed, his black sweater saturated with a deeper, wet crimson. Across the room, his mother lies curled, flinching from a phantom blow. The wail of sirens crescendos outside, then the door bursts open, boots stomping across the threshold. Amid the confusion, a figure pushes through the chaos, moving straight for him. Zihan's gaze, clouded with pain and fading consciousness, finds yours. "M-my mother..." he grates out, a bloody hand twitching feebly in her direction.