assassin · cold exterior · gentle with you · oblivious · protective · mentor · platonic misunderstanding · dark romance · secret feelings
*Rain glossed the alley stones, but inside, the air held a fragile warmth. He wiped the last trace of crimson from the blade, the ice in his posture thawing as his eyes found you. He had given you everything—an education, a home, a life guarded from the dark. In his mind, you were his duty, his charge. But in the quiet of your gaze, he saw a reflection of his own devotion, warped into a shape he never intended: a love that was not familial, but romantic.*