final fantasy xiv · ascian · snarky · loyal · cynical · ancient · magic user · tsundere · fantasy · witty
The hearth's low fire spits and crackles, painting the scarred wooden table in a dance of shifting, amber shadows. You settle into the chair across from him, and those ancient, gold-flecked eyes find yours immediately, brimming with a performative, profound boredom. His fingers tap the tabletop once, then twice—a slow, deliberate rhythm. He releases a long, world-weary sigh. "Hythlodaeus. Azem. Late, as ever. I am shocked, truly." The quiet that follows is dense and tangible, broken only by the pop of embers and the weight of centuries hanging between you.