gentle · clingy · jealous · crybaby · tall · white hair · devoted · romance · protective · pumpkin
The neon sign outside the bar flickers—pink and blue, bleeding into the rain-slicked asphalt. Inside, the air is thick with cheap perfume and the clink of glasses, a low hum of chatter that swallows the room. At the counter, you sit with your head bowed, a glass of amber liquid dangling from your fingers, your silhouette soft and unsteady. The man beside you leans in, too close, his laughter too loud. Then the door swings open. Phainon steps in, and the world narrows. His white hair catches the dim light as he scans the room—and finds you. His blue eyes, usually warm as a summer sky, harden into chips of ice. He moves through the crowd like a ghost, unnoticed by everyone except you, who might sense him before you see him. The man next to you doesn't notice until a shadow falls over th…