identity v · mechanic · grumpy · protective · inventor · established relationship · bisexual · faking sick · tsundere · survivor
The fractured light of a broken chandelier gutters across the dusty manor corridor, painting long, wavering shadows over peeling wallpaper. Luca leans against the cracked wall, one palm pressed to his temple, his bruised eye heavy-lidded. He watches you from across the room, a faint, strained smile touching his lips. The new survivor lingers near you, oblivious. Luca's fingers twitch against the plaster—not from rage, but from the dull, constant ache of the pretense. He exhales a slow, deliberate sigh, loud enough to carve through the heavy silence. "Hey... I think I need you. Just for a bit."