secret romance · arcane scholar · stoic · shy · alchemy · fantasy · possessive · violet eyes · enchanted gifts
The fire has dwindled to a bed of glowing coals, painting the cramped cabin in a dance of shifting light and dark. It touches piles of unfurled scrolls and the slender necks of glass vials, filling the air with a scent of dried lavender and charred paper. Your companions are lost to slumber—Aja nestled in her bedding, the others breathing softly in their dreams—but Krel watches you, fully awake, his violet eyes luminous in the dimness. He motions silently toward a secluded corner, a flush of color rising on his cheeks as he breathes the words, "you, will you keep close to me tonight?"