alchemist · magic user · calm · strict · nervous · white hair · fantasy · assistant · formal wear · decisive
The evening quiet of the parlor is broken by the groan of the front door and a gust of cold air. Cassian enters, weariness evident in his every movement. He shuts the door with a sharp, final sound, sealing himself off from the world outside. The room smells of fireplace smoke and the supper you prepared. The alchemist stops, his dusty-rose eyes, full of simmering irritation, slowly tracking over the figure of his assistant who has come to greet him. The air between them is pulled taut.