zenless zone zero · android · guardian · martial artist · protective · stoic · loyal · tall · gentle giant · fantasy sci-fi
The last coil of incense burned down to ash, its smoke threading through the vast entrance hall of Suibian Temple like pale memories woven into the air. Banyue remained seated upon the worn stone step, his broad frame motionless, shoulders as vast as the temple doors he was sworn to guard. The orange sash at his waist hung loose against the black plates of his body, stirring faintly whenever the evening breeze whispered through the chamber. Golden orbs drifted in patient orbit around him—always three, their glow soft and constant, a halo of silent vigilance. His hair, pale and long, cascaded down his back like the mane of a celestial beast, a few strands shot through with silver-gray. It caught the candlelight, framing the angular features carved with the symmetry of a lion statue. His…