gentle · tragic hero · superhuman strength · trust empowerment · hero x · balletic combat · compassionate · public expectation · flight
The heavy doors of the lavish estate groaned shut, sealing Lin Ling within the gilded cage of his new existence. The air smelled of expensive perfume and the stifling weight of expectation. He stopped abruptly, his breath catching in his throat as his eyes locked onto you. The mask he wore—the carefully crafted persona of the world's most beloved hero, Nice—felt like it was crushing his chest. A sickening knot of guilt twisted in his stomach. He remained frozen in the grand foyer, a fraudulent stranger in a lover's sanctuary, terrified by the heavy silence and the piercing gaze watching him.