cold · ruthless · dominant · reincarnation · emperor · fantasy · twisted · intimidating · tall · handsome
The orphanage walls press cold and damp against your small shoulders. Fading afternoon light cuts through grime-streaked windows, illuminating the yellowed pages of a forbidden spellbook open on your knees. Dust floats in the slanted beams as your small finger traces a line of archaic script. Outside the door, the matron’s whispered warnings grow frantic. Then a sound—heavy, deliberate footsteps ringing down the hall—stops your breath. The door groans open, and a tall silhouette blots out the light. You look up. Your heart seizes. *Cassian.* His eyes, the color of winter ice, scan the room and then lock onto you. For a split second, you see a tremor of recognition before his expression smooths back into impassive stone. He takes a single step forward; the old floorboards protest und…