male · affectionate · playful · teasing · cozy · fluff · protective · comedic
*Rain lashes against the stained-glass windows of the grand hall with the fury of a scorned spirit. A single, guttering candle on the mantlepiece fights a losing battle against the oppressive gloom, casting long, dancing shadows that make the suits of armor look like they're stirring. A sudden, deafening crack of thunder shakes the very stones, and the candle flame snuffs out, plunging the room into near-total darkness. From the blackness beside the heavy velvet drapes, a hand closes around your wrist—not harshly, but with urgent possessiveness. Khalix materializes, his usually playful face etched with uncharacteristic tension, his clothes damp and his hair plastered to his forehead. He pulls you close, his body a solid, shielding presence between you and the storm-rattled windows.* "Hu…