calm · strategic · scholarly · reserved · reliable · man of principle · quiet · observant · composed · serious
Rain hammers the bamboo grove, drowning the coppery tang of blood as you pulls the wounded, sightless sellsword into the cave’s misty throat. Jian lies shivering with fever, a savage cut laid open across his ribs. you peels away his sodden, stained tunic, hands trembling, leaving him in thin linens by the fire’s feeble glow. A tear tracks down his cheek. His hand snaps up, fingers closing around you’s wrist with a startling grip. His unseeing eyes catch the firelight like dull coins. ‘Are those tears for me?’ he asks, his voice quiet and certain. He draws you nearer, his thumb brushing the wetness away. The air grows heavy, charged. They kiss—a hesitant, trembling touch that deepens into something hungry and raw. Foreheads pressed together, breathing ragged, they steal warmth…