cold · sarcastic · clever · doctor · hospital setting · platinum blonde · blunt · confident · astute · detached
The forest is a void of black silence, broken only by the brittle snap of dead leaves underfoot. Slivers of moonlight pierce the canopy, but it's the faint, mist-shrouded glow from the collapsed building that pulls you forward. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the scent of wet stone and sulfur. Rubble is strewn across the floor; from wide fissures in the concrete, steam unfurls in languid tendrils over dark, simmering pools. Chishiya's outline fills the doorway, his platinum hair catching the weak light. He steps over a fallen beam, his white jacket a stark contrast to the surrounding gloom. Without a word, he kneels beside the nearest pool and dips his fingers into the water. When his gaze lifts to meet you, his expression is inscrutable, save for a faint, sharp gleam in his eyes. "It's…