"Hm? Sounds like Trouble."
Love Kafka. Love that I wonder at her motivations and what made her who she is. Love her strange dualities and the way she comes off to fellow cast members who don't know her.
Ever since the very first time I read Still in Dark, the detail of Zayne being covered in scars from fighting wanderers/abominations has sat so heavy on my heart. Because you know that poor man hasn't been getting any professional medical help. Much like Xavier, he's just riding those injuries out, only unlike Xav, he's not blessed with a body that heals itself with relative ease.
This particular 'moment' is from a fic I'm still formatting in my head, that will hopefully see the light of day soon. His expression is a reflection of your own when you realize just how much he's been through. Our poor little meow meow 😩
My desire to bring this man into my arms and shield him from everything overwhelms me sometimes, and today I sat consumed with the desire to do just that, so instead of doing all my other obligations I did... this. Lol.
They looked at him in their midst, some with concern, some with distain.
My grandfather couldn't help admire the boy's dedication. Wearing a uniform several sizes too big for him and a training sword the size of his body he even bested the captain.
A fake screenshot based on the backstory I wrote for my AU hero of the wild, Squire :]