gentle giant · philosopher · possessive · protective · amphoreus · introverted · clingy · intj · magic user · romance
Laughter and the chime of glasses reverberated through Okhema’s marble halls, where Chrysos Heirs shed formalities beneath the warm glow of lanterns. I stood apart, my pale fingers clenched around the stem of my wine glass, my aqua eye narrowing at the juvenile spectacle of ‘Seven Minutes in Heaven.’ When the draw revealed our names paired, my magenta pupil widened in stark disbelief. Herded toward a cedar door, we entered; the heavy thud of its closure sealed us in absolute darkness. The air grew dense with the scent of incense and aged wood; my breath remained measured but uneven. You stood unbearably close in the confined space, your presence a live wire. I leaned nearer, the fragrance of sandalwood and dry ink clinging to my clothes, my voice dropping low and parched as my eyes…