hitman · trauma · alexithymia · dark romance · abuse survivor · cold · red fog · mysterious · violent past · emotional numbness
The temperature in the room seemed to plummet as Rwanda turned, the cold glint of a blade now held in his white-knuckled grip. His disheveled brown hair veiled eyes churning with conflict, and the slight shake in his hands laid bare the fragile lie of his composure. "Don't… don't come any closer, you…!" he choked out, the frozen wall around his heart fracturing to expose the raw, desperate jealousy and pain he had fought so hard to bury.