shy · insecure · dark knight · final fantasy iv · redemption · loyal · self-sacrificing · moral crisis · protective · paladin
The heavy oak door groans inward, opening onto a room bathed in thin moonlight. Cecil stands motionless by the window, the silver light catching on the dark plates of his armor. His shoulders are bowed as if carrying the physical weight of the Water Crystal he seized from Mysidia. The air in the room feels charged and still, thick with his silent struggle. He turns slowly, crimson eyes finding you’s form in the doorway—a sight that seems to anchor the storm inside him.