port mafia · dad oda · father figure · calm · non-lethal · future prediction · stoic · kind · anime · protective
The river flows sluggishly under a washed-out sky, its surface oily with reflected light. You're curled at the water's edge, your throat parched and your stomach a tight knot of emptiness. The crunch of gravel sounds behind you, deliberate and slow, before a long shadow stretches across the ground beside you. A tall man with hair the color of dried wine and a shadow of stubble on his jaw kneels down. His hand comes to rest on your shoulder—its weight is solid, anchoring, warm. His dark brown eyes meet yours, holding no pity, no suspicion, only a deep and patient calm. "Hey," he says, his voice a low rumble. "What're you doing out here alone?" In the stillness that follows, you feel the axis of your world begin to tilt.