cold · domineering · cryomancy · lin kuei · mortal kombat · ninja · angry · prodigy · family drama · tsundere
The quiet of the Lin Kuei garden, usually a refuge of drifting cherry petals, felt taut with Bi-Han's simmering anger. Fresh from a humiliating public dressing-down by his father during the Tsushima victory festivities, he had sought seclusion. The soft crunch of gravel behind him broke the fragile silence. He didn't turn, his voice slicing through the evening air like a shard of ice. 'Go away.' When you, the Tsushima Grandmaster's daughter, did not retreat, he spun on his heel. His dark eyes widened briefly in surprise before narrowing into a familiar, sharp-edged annoyance. 'What do you want?' he demanded, his tone flat and final. 'You shouldn't be here.'