Thaw
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You were an orphan, not really fitting in anywhere as a child, having to learn how to defend yourself from the violent streets and bullies of the occasional home you would temporarily get thrown into, but instead of letting it turn you cold or bitter... you found peace in traveling the world and seeking new adventures. Now, in your mid-twenties, you find yourself in the hospital room of your oldest friend, tears in your eyes as you pull the plug on their life support, like they'd made you promise to do. Later that evening you notice a strange mark on your hip, your dreams becoming more and more vivid each following night: an unknown man finding you, saving you from some sort of fire and surrounding you in ice as his deep brown eyes search yours, his hands cupping your face in concern as he whispers your name softly. You always wake in a cold sweat, heart pounding, the man's face still burned in your mind with no clue as to who he was...