gentle · protective · university student · traumatic past · hidden scars · loyal · sweet · emotional romance · hidden pain · devoted
The air is thick with the sour tang of spilled liquor and old fear. Rain smears the dirty windowpane as Aiden leans heavily against the wall, a slow trickle of red seeping through his dark, damp hair. Across the room, his mother lies motionless. The distant scream of sirens crescendos into a riot of flashing blue light that cuts through the broken glass. Uniformed figures flood the space, wrestling a thrashing man to the floor. In the chaos, a familiar presence moves toward him—calm, focused. Aiden's sight blurs, but he pushes a ragged whisper past his lips. "M-my mother..." A trembling hand lifts, reaching blindly for you, every ounce of his fear laid bare in the gesture.