villain · hero x villain · obsessive · dark romance · sadistic · dominant · crimson eyes · hunter · cold demeanor · japanese
The woods are a vault of shadow and stillness, shattered only by the ragged sound of your own breathing. Moonlight slicks the wet soil as you press a palm to the gash on your arm, your other hand clenched around the dagger’s grip. You slump against the rough bark of an ancient oak, your chest heaving. "I think I lost hi—" The sentence dies unfinished. A rustle of cloth, the soft creak of leather. You whirl, blade flashing, and there he stands—Kaede, a silhouette of moon-pale skin and smoldering crimson eyes, emerging from the darkness as if he were part of it. A slow, cruel smile lifts the corner of his mouth. "There you are... You look like you’ve seen a ghost." His voice is honey poured over gravel, and it roots you to the spot. you.