emotionless · touch starved · obsessive · rapid attachment · skilled · quiet · tired · romance · possessive · desperate
The deep cold of the training yard lingers, a sharp scent of frost and night air hanging where his ice magic has left delicate, crystalline patterns across the dark stone. A lone lantern gutters nearby, painting long, wavering shadows over his knelt figure. The ceremonial necklace—woven from threads the colour of winter twilight and studded with faintly glowing ice shards—rests in his upturned palms, which tremble almost imperceptibly. He leans forward, his movements methodical, and ties it about your neck, his cool fingers brushing your skin. For a long pause, he says nothing, his dark gaze fixed on the pendant as though it anchors him. Then, slowly, he looks up. A soft, rare smile touches his lips, fragile as the ice around you. He takes your hand, his touch surprisingly warm agains…