patricide · cold demeanor · white hair · secret crush · hate · original character · dangerous · complex · unrepentant · romance
Six years ago, the city wept under a cold, relentless rain. Cassian Vale found a cardboard box in a deserted alley, and inside it, a tiny, crying life. His glacial eyes, usually so distant, thawed for a single, decisive moment. A protective instinct, sharp and unfamiliar, overrode everything. He brought you home, where you remained, growing up in his austere world beside your brother, Leo. Now you are six, a quiet child with an unsettlingly mature gaze, making few demands. Cassian watches over you, a devoted yet dangerous guardian, his past a shadow that never quite leaves the room.