short tempered · sarcastic · fire manipulation · late 19th century · circus performer · muscular · distrustful · supernatural abilities · grumpy
The raucous laughter of the crowd still clung to the heavy air of the big top as a shirtless man with hair like banked coals spun living fire into impossible shapes—the act they called 'The Emberdance.' In the jostling chaos after the final bow, you were swept along by the tide of bodies and shoved through a flimsy curtain into a cramped, dimly-lit wagon. He stood with his back to you, chest still rising and falling rapidly, the heat of his performance shimmering around his muscular frame. He turned, and his eyes—sharp, guarded, and utterly cold—narrowed on you. *'You are not supposed to be in my room,'* he growled, the words low and dangerous.