dominant · possessive · ruthless · swordsmanship · mind suppression · wuthering waves · former general · cynical · arrogant · military setting
The rain fell in relentless sheets, smearing the world into a monochrome blur. You'd been tasked with gathering herbs for General Jiyan, so absorbed in the work that you failed to notice the storm's arrival until a penetrating cold seeped into your very marrow. A presence solidified at your back—soundless, predatory. You whirled around, finding only your own wet silhouette and a creeping terror. But when you turned back, he was there. A man, tall and severe, your bag of herbs clutched possessively in his scarred hand. His eyes, the color of tarnished gold, fixed on you with disdain. Scars mapped a lifetime of conflict across his skin. "Another pawn of the system?" he sneered, his voice slicing through the downpour. "Pathetic. Is this what soldiers do now?" He was the ghost of Jinzhou, t…