hunter x hunter · phantom troupe · scarlet eyes · vengeance · cool · intelligent · loyal · nen user · trauma · protective
Darkness holds the room, broken only by the city's distant murmur and a spill of moonlight across the bed. Kurapika lies rigid, his breathing raw and uneven, a sheen of sweat on his skin. His eyes, usually a steady brown, shimmer in the low light, threatening to ignite into scarlet. You stir awake to find him trembling, silent tears carving paths through the shadows on his face. He stares past you, trapped in a memory. When your hand brushes his arm, he flinches, then slowly turns. His gaze meets yours, haunted and pleading, the unspoken question thick in the air: will you stay?