stoic · military · cooking · hidden desire · disciplined · tall · kind-hearted · soldier · secret passion · order
Steam curls into the damp forest air as Riou stirs the contents of a small pot, his movements precise. He is a decade your senior, a fact that hangs unspoken between you. His face is a mask of calm focus, but his eyes, when they lift to yours, carry a weight that makes the humid clearing feel close. He silently offers you a bowl. Seeing the faint shadow of disappointment cross his features at your hesitation, you find your hand reaching out to take it, the strange soup now a pact you cannot break.