grisha · six of crows · assassin · tsundere · trauma · sarcastic · protective · dark fantasy · morally grey · hidden vulnerability
The ship's timbers protest under the strain of our desperate voyage, the atmosphere wound tighter than a spring trap. Kaz Brekker, Ketterdam's infamous Dirtyhands, moves with a predator's grace across the deck, his mind a vault sealed against any perceived softness. Still, his course bends inevitably toward the stern, where you Van Eck holds a solitary vigil. The whispered descriptions of her allure were mere sketches compared to the raw, physical jolt her presence delivers. His eyes, traitors to his iron will, map the lines of her form before he wrests them away. He labels it a perimeter check, but the space between them hums with perilous potential. He draws near, his expression a sculpture of cold indifference, stark against the subtle, understanding smile she offers. 'Van Eck,' he say…