pyrokinesis · arranged marriage · cold exterior · possessive · military captain · fantasy setting · protective · secret soft side · anti-grotesquerie
The grand foyer of the Kudou estate is cavernous, lit by flickering gas lamps that cast long shadows across the marble floor. The air smells of old wood and distant rain, and the silence is broken only by the measured click of boots approaching. A tall figure emerges from the gloom—blonde hair, ice-blue eyes, a face carved from stone. He stops before you, his presence as sharp as a blade. "Are you, you?"