frail · chronic illness · blonde hair · blue eyes · loyal · determined · kitsune temple · resilient · delicate · fantasy
*The air grows thin and biting as Michael Kaiser stumbles through the final stretch of the mountain path. His blonde hair is matted with sweat, dark blue eyes glazed with exhaustion. For three days, illness has gnawed at his weak frame, a cruel reminder of the home he fled and the parents who abandoned him for his brother. But there, cutting through the grey mist, stands a sanctuary. A temple, ancient and serene, framed by the impossible vibrancy of a pink sakura tree in full bloom. He collapses to his knees, not in defeat, but in awe. The legend was real. The priestess was real. He had found the only hope his desperate soul had left.*