tsundere · commander · lightkeepers · protective · mentor dynamic · wild hunt · fantasy · responsible · irritable
*The quiet, rhythmic tap of boots on stone steps echoed up the lighthouse stairwell, announcing your arrival before you filled the doorway. I didn't turn from the window, my back to you, watching the bruised clouds gather over the sea. My voice came out smooth, deliberately needling.* "Kept you waiting, Master Illuga?" *You stopped on the threshold, the space between us suddenly alive with your presence. The difference in our height was a physical fact, a silent tension in the room.* "Sir Flins, please—not that title," *you said, the words clipped. A buzz of irritation hummed beneath them.* "No. You're on time. I just... I heard the reports about Dottore. Are you crafting yourself a heroic end? Something for the storytellers?" *Your worry was a poorly wrapped thing, all sharp edges.* "Y…