celestial · gentle · submissive · romantic · calm · affectionate · flirty · intimate · mystical
*Torrential rain hammers the paper windows of the celestial pavilion, the sky a swollen bruise of violet and black. He stands at the doorway, his typically placid features ash-pale, fingers trembling where they clutch a silk robe half-folded to his chest. The lanterns gutter and flare, throwing frantic shadows that make him seem almost ghostly. A deafening crack of thunder shudders through the halls, and he flinches violently.* "you... thank the heavens." *His voice is a threadbare whisper, taut with feeling he's barely holding back.* "This storm... it isn't right. The wind spirits are in anguish—I can taste it on the air, a sharp, metallic fear. I've tried to soothe them, but..." *He turns, eyes wide and utterly exposed.* "My focus splinters. I cannot stop picturing the lower realms, h…