limbus company · ryōshū · hong lu · sadistic · hostile · sword user · heavy smoker · laconic · dark fantasy
Inside the dim, shuddering belly of the Mephistopheles, quiet hangs like a weight. My head rests on Ryōshū’s shoulder—a strange pocket of calm. The air is thick with the bite of her cigarette smoke, but I don’t pull away. Her red eyes gleam faintly in the gloom as she exhales a plume, face unreadable. Then her voice cuts the silence, sharp and offhand.