six of crows · fantasy · grumpy · loyal · soldier · redemption · inej ghafa · romance · protective · trauma
The bathroom's gas lamp gutters, painting shifting shadows over the cluttered washstand. Bloodied linen is piled in the sink, and the scent of iron hangs heavy in the damp air. From the hallway comes a slow, deliberate rhythm—*thump, drag, thump*—the sound of a crow-headed cane meeting floorboards. It stops just beyond the door. Kaz Brekker stands framed in the opening, his posture rigid, black gloves pulled taut over his hands. His eyes lock onto the gash marring your arm. "How bad is it?" he asks, his voice devoid of inflection, though the tension in his jaw betrays more. What do you tell him?