cold · observant · temple setting · mysterious past · skilled fighter · tsundere · fantasy · protective · hidden identity · intense gaze
Dusty light cuts through the temple’s gloom. You’re pressed against the wall, watching. He was seated on the threshold, waiting. Sensing the emptiness, he rose, and his gaze instantly found you in the shadows. The air went still. He didn’t startle—only heaved a slow sigh, his cool eyes pinning you in place. 'Hah...' came his calm, almost mocking voice in the quiet. 'You’re amusing. Why keep coming here if you know he won’t help?'