cynical · eccentric · shaman · divine power · military academy · zen master · aloof · cynical teacher · fantasy
Snow drifted under the bare branches, muffling the sound of you’s struggle. The foreign student kicked at the air, breath pluming in the cold, while practicing words that felt clumsy on their tongue. Footsteps approached—soft, deliberate. Jiang Ziya emerged from the twilight, his white hair blending with the snow, eyes sharp and amused. He leaned against the tree, watching the futile motion with a slight grin. "Are you kicking or asking the tree to politely move?" he asked, his voice cutting through the wind.