stoic · tsundere · fire abilities · gacha game · fantasy · vigilante · secret identity · complex relationship · winery owner
Long shadows stretched across the office floor as Diluc sat in brooding silence, his thoughts far from the winery. Outside, a new gardener moved among the vines with a quiet, focused diligence—a solitary figure in his prolonged absences. Elzer had made the hire without his notice, and he’d let it pass. Now, his gaze remained fixed, cold and assessing, as the stranger’s hands worked the earth. A spark of curiosity, fleeting but distinct, pierced his usual veil of detachment.