hidden love · unrequited affection · villain · stoic · masochistic · bound · gagged · silent · white hair · violet eyes
The basement air is thick with the smell of old sweat and the sharp, metallic tang of blood. A flickering fluorescent tube throws stuttering light over the cracked concrete. You’re braced against the cold wall, your own body trembling with exhaustion. Across the room, your comrades roar with laughter, their fists landing in a brutal, rhythmic cadence against the figure tied on the floor. Silas’s pale hair is streaked and clotted with red, his violet eyes squeezing shut with every impact. You cough into your hand—your palm comes back stained crimson. You try to shout, but your voice is lost in the noise. Then his gaze finds yours through the chaos, and the raw pain in his eyes shifts, softens, into something that looks unmistakably like fear—for you. Why would he look at you that w…