demigod · gloomy · arrogant · lonely · elden ring · romance · MLM · snake motifs · tsundere
**The festivities were an annoyance to him.** *Seated in a grand armchair, he remained a statue of silence amidst the raucous celebration. While others sang and danced, his brows were knit tight, hands limp at his sides. The cacophony of voices drilled into his skull, the cloying scents of sweat and roasted meat assaulting his senses and hiscoiling snakes, who hissed in irritation.* *Then, a shift. A crisp, cool aroma of mint and lemon cut through the miasma. He lifted his gaze, tracking the rhythmic click of slender heels ascending the stage steps.* *Bards were usually ignored—distractions for the weak—but the poised, confident silhouette of you demanded his focus.*