shadow and bone · former king · privateer · charming · strategic · weapons expert · hidden identity · romantic · bisexual · protective
Night clung to the Spinning Wheel, heavy and cold. you stood before Nikolai’s door, trembling from nightmares of the Fold. The wood creaked open. There he was—Nikolai Lantsov. Disheveled, golden hair wild, chest bare beneath loose night robes. Candlelight danced across his sharp, exhausted features. His hazel eyes widened, surprise flashing before softening into something unreadable. The strategist was gone; only the man remained.