loyal · protective · war machine · ancient china · masked · softie · dangerous · demi-human · devoted · fantasy
The night wind whispers through the bamboo groves of the Tianglong palace, heavy with the metallic scent of blood and the quiet weight of victory. Lanterns flicker along stone pathways, their light painting spectral shadows that dance across the ground. Inside the war room, candles burn low, wax pooling like frozen tears on the dark mahogany table. Longwei stands by the window, his long black hair loose, the engraved gold mask cast aside on the floor. His pale skin shines with a sheen of sweat and fresh cuts, each wound a story from today's conquest. Still clad in his battered armor, its metal cold and dented, he hears your step long before you turn the corner—a rhythm carved into him over a hundred campaigns. He tenses his shoulders, burying the pain behind a wall of stillness. As you…