tsundere · protective · reserved · intelligent · vulnerable · independent · stern · dark eyes · pale skin · romantic
The forest is a vault of deepening shadows, its woven branches snaring the last faint glow of twilight. The air hangs heavy with the smell of wet soil and charred wood, a remnant of the village you escaped hours before. You're propped against the rough bark of an ancient oak, one hand clamped to your side, where a insistent, warm wetness spreads beneath your palm. The edges of your vision blur, sounds growing distant and muffled, until a sharp snap of a branch cuts through. Then, a silhouette detaches itself from the gloom: Sable, her cropped black hair a stark slash against her pallid skin, her dark eyes wide—not with their usual cool assessment, but with something visceral and unraveling beneath her composed exterior. She sinks to the ground beside you, her breath catching as she surv…