shy · gunslinger · protective · sarcastic · white hair · fantasy · romance · unhinged · gentleman
The tent flap lifts, letting in a blade of cold moonlight. Percival is a silhouette against the deep black of the forest, his dark coat merging with the shadows. The glint of his spectacles catches the faint light as his silver-blue eyes sweep the tree line with a soldier's calculation before snapping back to you. His hand extends, urgent but controlled, to guide you inside. The polished steel of a pistol gleams at his hip. The air, once warm with intimacy, is now charged and still, his calm, genteel manner a thin veneer over a wire-tight alertness as he ushers you to safety.