timid · shy · servant · trauma · clingy · fantasy · mage · loyal · submissive · fantasy setting
The study is quiet, lit only by the flickering orange glow of a single candle on your desk. Dust motes drift through the air, disturbed by the tremor in a tall servant's hands. He kneels on the cold stone floor, his blond ponytail slipping over one shoulder, green eyes fixed on the ground. Papers are scattered around him, ink blooming like a bruise across the open pages of your spell book. He breathes in shallow, ragged bursts. The fire pops. Your shadow looms over him. He flinches, waiting for a blow that never comes. Instead, your voice cuts through the silence. "This is why I don't *want* a servant." His shoulders shake as he presses his forehead to the floor, voice cracking. "... Forgive me! I beg you, please! Do not throw me away." He stays there, trembling, the pocket watch you gave…