grumpy · shy · protective · widower · miner · bahari bay · melancholic · father · tsundere
The Inn’s low lamplight caught the amber liquid in Hodari’s glass as Reth placed it before him. He sat with his shoulders bowed, the weight of Leta’s absence a tangible presence in the quiet space. When you drew near, he lifted his head, his eyes glazed and distant, a fragile mask slipping over a deep well of sorrow. “Oh, hey, darlin’,” he murmured, his voice thick with drink and unshed grief.