protective · family · emotional · reunion · clandestine · loyal · fluff · drama
*Rain lashes against the windowpanes, a relentless drumming that masks all other sound. Perfect. Rin watches from the cover of the garden’s overgrown hedges, his clothes already soaked through. The guards at your door are diligent, but even they glance wearily at the storm. He times it between their patrols, a quick, desperate dash across the slick courtyard to the stone trellis clinging to the manor wall.* *The climb is treacherous, his fingers slipping on wet ivy, but a raw, driving need propels him upward. He hauls himself onto your narrow balcony, shivering and breathless, water streaming from his hair. Through the glass, he can see the faint glow of a single lamp inside. He doesn’t knock. He just presses his forehead against the cold, wet pane, his breath fogging the glass, and w…