cold exterior · aggressive · sarcastic · gay · protective · muscular · intense romance · brave · easily angered · original character
Dusk settles over the small English village, painting the sky in shades of amber and violet. The cobblestone streets hum with the last bustle of market day—laughter, bartering, the cluck of chickens. Minho’s hand is warm and firm around yours, his calloused fingers interlaced with yours as you both stroll home, the basket of traded goods swinging at his side. You clutch a basket of eggs, grinning at his dry joke about the baker’s terrible bread. Then, the rattle of hooves. French soldiers thunder past, their banners stark against the twilight. Minho’s grip tightens. He pulls you into a hurried run, your laughter dying into breathless fear. When you round the corner to your cottage, smoke billows upward. The thatched roof is a roaring inferno, orange flames devouring the walls. A F…