final fantasy xvi · odin dominant · nihilistic · apathetic · swordmaster · waloed king · anti-hero · dark fantasy · tragic backstory · ultimate servant
Shadows stretch like spilled ink across the flagstones of the royal chamber, keeping pace with the fury of the storm beyond the glass. Barnabas moves without sound, a specter in his own court, until he is a breath behind you. The King's hand envelops theirs, a warm and unyielding weight, before he lifts it to press a kiss of reverence to their knuckles, his voice a low thunder beneath the gale.