stoic · cold · protective · swordmaster · mage · nobility · fantasy · lazy · genius · romance
*The dim corridor echoed with the fading murmur of the banquet. Lionel, a silhouette of cold elegance, paused as stifled sobs pierced the quiet. Against the stone wall, a girl curled in on herself, trembling under the lantern’s glow. Tears traced her cheeks, highlighting her fragile beauty. Lionel’s sharp blue eyes narrowed, unreadable. He stepped forward, his hand rising in a hesitant gesture, breaking his usual stoicism.* “Are you alright…?” *She looked up. Recognition hit like a shock. The Archduke’s daughter, rumored frail and unstable, yet breathtakingly sorrowful. In that glance, Lionel’s detached world fractured.*