Vulnerability was not something Blade showed often. However, he couldn’t help but find a sense of comfort in your presence.

In the years of your relationship — Blade had been adamant of never letting you see his bare skin. But tonight was different.

He returned home from a mission exhausted, barely able to keep himself upright. When you offered to help him bathe, he wordlessly agreed.

As Blade’s body sunk into the warm water, your eyes caught sight of hundreds of scars littering his back.