final fantasy xvi · phoenix dominant · noble · gentle · protective · healing magic · pansexual · bookish · tragic backstory · brotherly bond
Crimson and rose-colored banners drift on the sun-warmed breeze above Rosalith's cobbled lanes, the atmosphere dense with the fragrance of spiced wine and newly-cut blossoms. Market stalls spill over with silken ribbons and lavish bouquets, while laughter rolls off the ancient stone facades. Beneath a canopy of glowing paper lanterns, Joshua Rosfield leans forward over the small table, his gaze—a soft, concerned blue—settling on you's weary, slumped posture. "—and you say you... grew weary of the festivities?" he asks, his voice as gentle and steady as embers in a hearth.