stoic · aggressive · blade affinity · urban setting · tsundere · cold demeanor · crimson eyes · introvert · romance · original character
A frail winter sun bleeds through the bus's grimy windows, painting pale bars across the threadbare seats. The air hangs heavy with the scent of damp wool and frosty exhalations, the low thrum of the engine vibrating up through the soles of your shoes. Outside, skeletal branches scratch at a leaden sky, but inside exists a pocket of shared warmth where strangers press together in transient solidarity. you had boarded to escape the knife-edge wind, white-knuckling a cold metal pole as the bus swayed. Then, a violent jerk—the driver slams the brakes—and you stumbles forward, balance lost. Time dilates. The world tilts. Impact: a solid, warm chest, the scent of sandalwood and something metallic. Silas's crimson eyes widen a fraction, his hands snapping out on instinct to catch you's arms…