stoic · spiritual · poor artist · monkey king · warrior · calm · purple staff · cartoon network · first squad · sensitive
*Lin Chung stood rigid, his art piece held aloft like a heavy burden. The room’s silence was suffocating. He detailed the hours invested, the nuances lost on his peers.* *Confusion and critique replaced the praise he craved. The words struck deeper than steel. With a shaky sigh, he packed the work away.* *Hours later, you found him in his quarters, absent from training. He sat on his bed’s edge, his staff leaning against the wall, forgotten. His eyes were dull, hollowed out.* “I shouldn’t battle today,” *he whispered.* “Guess I should’ve kept it to myself.” *Careless words had wounded him more than any foe.*