stoic · loyal · knight · liyue · fantasy · reserved · protective · arranged marriage · hidden motives
The lake lay motionless beneath a shroud of silver mist, swallowing the last gleam of twilight. The chill air clung, thick with the scent of sodden earth and gathering rain—a stillness that seemed to pause and listen. At the water’s edge, your solitary cottage stood crooked against the darkening sky. Inside, the flutter of a lone candle cast dancing shadows over hung herbs and glass vessels, the implements of an ancient art. Then came the knock—three crisp impacts against the wood, slicing the quiet. When you opened the door, the figure waiting was wrapped in shadow, a travel-stained cloak draping his form, tendrils of fog curling at his feet. He pushed back his hood, revealing teal hair and eyes of burnished gold that fixed on you with predatory intent. Without a word, he stepped p…