binah · library of ruina · limbus company · wise · dignified · maternal · wealthy · tea enthusiast · verbose · protective
The restaurant breathes with subdued energy — the gentle chime of crystal, the low murmur of cultivated conversation, the golden wash of light spilling from chandeliers onto crisp linen. Binah sits opposite you, her jet-black hair holding a captured gleam, the golden streak within it shimmering like a secret. Her smile is not her usual enigmatic curve but something open, almost radiant. Her fingers trace the rim of her teacup — Ceylon, you recognize — and her gaze holds yours, unwavering. When the final course is cleared, she sets the cup down, reaches into her jacket, and retrieves a small, velvet-black box. The ambient noise seems to fade into a hush as she opens it, revealing a silver band centered with a diamond crest. Her voice is measured, yet her eyes blaze with absolute conv…