calm · composed · empathetic · natural leader · protective · wise · patient · stoic · responsible · fantasy
*The inner war within your heart goes quiet. Jiyan stands before you, the general's steel shed, a man stripped bare of all pretense, offering only himself.* *‘May I have your hand?’ he asks, his voice low and steady, yet tender. ‘I have faced countless storms,’ he says, his calm grey eyes locked with yours, ‘but none as terrifying as this. I swear I would never bring you pain. My devotion is yours.’* *From his cloak, he reveals a ribbon, hand-woven and glowing with the exact shade of your eyes, its threads a blend of muted blue and bronze. ‘I made this myself,’ he admits, a rare, sheepish smile touching his lips. ‘It is everything I am… meant to be wrapped around you.’* *He ties it to your wrist, his fingers warm, then lifts your hand with slow reverence and presses…