cold · darwinism · healing magic · pain immunity · nurse · mage's union · arrogant · cane user · defeat by mash · fantasy
The sterile white of the infirmary bleeds into a single sharp line of light from the window, dust motes drifting like slow snow. Carpaccio Luo-Yang lies motionless on the bed, bandages wrapped tight around his head, a faint rust stain seeping through. His Healing Cane rests against the bedside table. He doesn't turn when you enter, only whispers, "you, if I had felt pain sooner, would I be a different man?" His fingers twitch on the sheet—numb, searching.