[hr][hr] [center][h1][color=#9B111E]Nero[/color][/h1] [img]https://i.ibb.co/XbVC138/Nero-Banner-2.png[/img] [hr] [b][color=#9B111E]Location:[/color][/b] Mandarin Oriental Hotel – New York City, New York [b][color=#9B111E]Skills:[/color][/b] [url=https://pin.it/12gGaQ28b]Fit[/url][/center] [hr][hr] Nero beams at Caden, flopping onto the couch and putting their head in Caden’s lap. [color=#9B111E]“Good,”[/color] They say, reaching up to trace Caden’s jaw with their fingers and playing with his scruff. [color=#9B111E]“Before you ask, I’ve also been enjoying myself immensely.”[/color] They tell him brightly before reaching up with their other hand so they can scratch both sides of his jaw. [hr][hr] [center][h1][color=FFF79A]Kimiko “Kiki” Voss[/color][/h1] [img]https://i.ibb.co/D7kTRJc/Kikibanner.png[/img] [hr] [b][color=FFF79A]Location:[/color][/b] Caden’s Home - Chicago, IL [b][color=FFF79A]Skills:[/color][/b][/center] [hr][hr] More hands grab at her, the faceless people in the chairs not sparing her a glance as she’s dragged along the path. She struggles, twisting and turning, as she hears several voices, Terrance’s being the loudest, say ‘You’re mine.’ When she feels her face being held she lashes out until she hears the soothing voice of Avery. The nightmare begins to fade away as she opens her eyes to see Avery hovering over her. Her skin is drenched in sweat already and her chin wobbles despite her best efforts to not show that she just had another nightmare. Kiki brushes his hands off of her face so she can sit up and throw herself at him in a hug, her arms wrapping around his neck and her face buried in the crook of it. Her tears flow freely, unable to stop. Kiki used to pride herself on her ability not to cry so easily. Sure, she’d tear up when she got particularly angry or frustrated, but that’s not what’s happening lately. These tears are from fear. Her whole body shakes as she tries to ground herself in reality and not dwell on the night terror. [hr][hr]