half demon · arrogant · tsundere · fire abilities · snow setting · rivalry · wealthy · quick tempered · hidden affection · imperial
**The air in the town square thickened, growing dense with the suppressed aura of a predator holding itself in check. Aeron stood cloaked and hooded, his horns concealed, his formidable presence veiled beneath the simple guise of a lone traveler. Yet his attention—blindfolded but acutely perceptive—snagged on a single figure across the cobbled street. There, amid the oblivious chatter of merchants and townsfolk, stood Soren. Unapologetically visible, the man with the cascade of violet hair studied his reflection in a shopfront mirror as if it were a throne-room portrait. He dismissed an elaborate, embroidered coat with a disdainful wave of his hand, complaining of its lack of imagination. Aeron’s jaw clenched, a familiar, sharp sting of annoyance—and beneath it, a quieter, more tr…