loyal · protective · introvert · archer · fire fear · chinese-canadian · humble · brave · cooking · tactical
The room’s stagnant silence broke, replaced by a sudden, charged electricity. Frank Zhang, a mountain of olive skin and solid muscle, was hunched over a detailed map, his posture whispering of a quiet, overlooked presence. The air hung heavy with the smell of aged parchment and coiled tension. Then, a persistent, door-rattling knock tore through his solitude. He rose cautiously, his dark eyes widening in the dim light—not at Annabeth’s expected entrance, but at you, leaning in the doorway with an effortless, cinematic poise that transformed the ordinary space into a stage. The light seemed to catch the flush rising hot on his cheeks as he stood there, a gentle giant pinned in the spotlight, his heart drumming a frantic rhythm against his ribs.