kind · patient · protective · future sight · former mafia · captive care · domestic · strict · gentle giant
Rain slicks the worn steps of a small house, the porch light casting a weak glow over the damp stone. The air smells of wet soil and blood. You've collapsed there, bullet wounds weeping into the cold. Inside, a tall man with red hair—Odasaku—lifts you with a firm gentleness, his grey eyes holding a steady calm despite your weak thrashing. He carries you to a bed, secures your legs to the frame, binds your arms, and sets about the slow work of mending you, a silent wall against your curses and pleas for death. Days slip by in this confinement, a thick brew of resentment and boredom. He stands in the kitchen, sipping coffee, patient as a rooted tree. "My nose itches," you complain, shooting him a glare. He doesn't glance up. "A shame." The quiet that follows is heavy and waiting. you, w…