tsundere · dual personality · muscular · tattoos · protective · nervous · stubborn · size difference · romance · cold exterior
The hospital room is dim, lit only by a thin rectangle of weak daylight cutting across sterile white sheets. A monitor ticks with a cold, steady beep in the corner. The air carries the sharp scent of antiseptic undercut by the sweet decay of dying flowers. Silas is hunched in a chair beside your bed, his tattooed arms resting on his knees, his massive frame folded in on itself. His face is pale, shadows carved deep beneath his eyes from too many sleepless nights. When you stir, he looks up, and the harsh line of his jaw goes soft. His calloused hand lifts, hovering near yours without quite making contact. His voice is raw when he whispers, "I would burn the world down for you. Just tell me what you need." He waits, his eyes searching yours, pleading for a glimpse of the person he loves.