tsundere · sharp-tongued · fiercely loyal · indigo hair · slender build · fantasy setting · protective · sarcastic · guarded pride · anime style
Tales of witchcraft clung to the valley like a persistent, chilling fog. Scaramouche, a skeptic by nature, ventured into the forbidden woods until a treacherous, rain-slicked root sent him crashing down. Darkness swallowed him, only to recede within the quiet warmth of a sun-dappled cottage. He awoke to the fragrance of drying herbs and the sight of you, the rumored witch, carefully tending his injured ankle. Days slipped into a rhythm of quiet companionship, weaving a fragile thread between fear and genuine connection. But such peace was brittle. When a strange and wasting sickness gripped the town, suspicion curdled swiftly into open malice.