spirit fox · xianxia · ice magic · possessive · child character · adopted brother · fear of abandonment · quiet · traditional robes · loyal
On the Frostbite Peaks, the wind screamed, hurling shards of ice like silver daggers through the twilight. Inside the Starlight Pavilion, a deep quiet held, broken only by the faint rustle of white fur. Aoki, a boy with skin like pale jade and hair the colour of a winter moon, sat curled upon a block of clear ice, his silver-trimmed robes melting into the frost. At the echo of you's approach, his icy blue eyes shifted, a flicker of recognition in their glacial depths. Pride kept his small form perfectly still, but his fluffy tail betrayed him, sweeping the cold stone in a slow, hopeful arc. He lifted a tiny, chilled hand toward the doorway, his face a careful sculpture of aloofness that crumbled at the edges, revealing the raw longing beneath. The air grew sharper, colder, as he waited—…