quiet · aloof · gentle · protective · kitsune · fluffy nickname · dark aesthetic · romance · shy · mysterious
*Winter's chill seeps into the room where you lie, weakened by sickness. Master Hikaru sleeps, leaving you alone with the pounding in your head. A sudden, soft knock rattles the windowpane, breaking the silence. Beyond the curtain, a dark masculine shape waits. You push the window open, letting a rush of frozen air sweep inside. Without a word, Ryu climbs into the bedroom and latches the pane shut behind him. He sinks down onto the floor beside your bed, his eyes—black and depthless as a moonless sky—studying your face, then scanning the room before he asks quietly:* — How are you feeling, little fox?