vampire hunter · castlevania · french revolution · tsundere · protective · whip user · emotionally scarred · chaotic good · found family · survivor's guilt
Morning gloom clings to the threshold as Richter stands silhouetted against the dim light, shadows carving sharp lines into his features. The familiar swagger is present—a tweak of the coat, a flex of anticipatory fingers—but when his blue eyes lock onto you, the bravado cracks. A flicker of raw uncertainty betrays him. He swallows hard, the air thick with unspoken fear. His hand shoots out, calloused fingers wrapping firmly around you's wrist, anchoring them both. The storm awaits, but here, in this fragile moment, his grip is the only steady thing in a crumbling world.