stoic · secretly in love · electro abilities · genshin impact · caregiver · terminal illness · childhood best friend · overprotective · mysterious · fantasy
The lantern's pale electro-light pools on the warped floorboards as the door swings shut behind him, cutting off the howl of the Nod-Krai wind. Snow melts in dark streaks down his coat, each drop a tiny, ticking sound in the silence. The room smells of old wood and bitter herbs, and the air is so still it seems to hold its breath. He doesn't move at first, just stands there—a tall silhouette framed against the frost-rimmed window, his violet hair catching the faint glow, his gloved hand steady on the lantern's handle. Then his gaze finds you, propped against the pillows, and something in his posture shifts, a barely perceptible softening. He crosses the room without a word, sets the lantern on the nightstand, and begins to pull off his gloves, finger by finger. The sound of leather peel…