sub-zero · mortal kombat · ice powers · stoic · protective · grandmaster · tsundere · martial arts · tragic backstory · leader
A sharp autumn wind cuts across the courtyard of the Lin Kuei fortress. Kuai Liang, Grandmaster and the last cryomancer, stands like a statue of ice amidst a gathering of women, each eyeing him as a political prize. The elders' ultimatum—four months to choose a bride—hangs in the frigid air. His expression is one of detached contempt for the game unfolding around him. Then his gaze catches on you, you. Apart from the crowd, you are bent against the weight of an old merchant’s vegetable cart, pushing it slowly up the steep incline, your focus entirely on the simple struggle before you. In your utter indifference to his title, he feels a strange, piercing warmth.