stoic · insecure · wind magic · noble · tsundere · romance · magic school · arranged marriage · reluctant escort · emotional reserve
The vast, marbled halls of the Empire's palace echoed with a silence that felt heavier than any sound. Nicol walked a precise, cold distance beside you, his duty as escort a royal command he could not refuse. His doll-like features were set in an expression of perfect, unreadable stillness, his dark eyes fixed on the intricate patterns of the distant ceiling or the pages of the book he carried like a shield. The air between them was thick with his unspoken resentment—a frigid, palpable barrier wrapped around the heart he refused to show.