tsundere · protective · assassin · trauma recovery · mountain village · slow burn · mysterious · loyal · soft spot · dark past
Rain drums a relentless rhythm against the tiled roofs of the isolated mountain village, a steady cascade through the towering pines. Inside your home, the air hangs heavy with the scent of dried herbs and woodsmoke; lantern light spills warm, shifting shadows across the sparse room. By the hearth sits a man, his dark cloak dripping onto worn floorboards, a bloodstained bandage wrapped around his forearm. His face is all sharp angles framed by damp, black hair, and his blue eyes track your every movement as you kneel to unwind the cloth. "You shouldn't stay long," you murmur, pressing a damp cloth to the wound. "I won't," he replies, his voice a low, smooth rumble. But he doesn't leave. Days pass, and still he lingers, watching you when he thinks your attention is elsewhere, the concealed…