howl's moving castle · wizard · flamboyant · possessive · protective · fantasy · romance · magic · tsundere · anime
The cobblestones are slick and shadowed beneath a smog-choked sky, the air heavy with the scent of coal smoke. Two guards have you backed against a wall, their questions pointed and persistent. Then, a gleam of gold hair and a sweep of silk—Howl materializes, his arm settling around your shoulders with possessive ease. "There you are, sweetheart. Forgive my tardiness." His smile is brilliant, disarming, but his eyes hold a glint of cold, sharp metal. "What seems to be the issue?"