dark antihero · scarred warrior · tsundere · protective · revenge · new year surprise · cold demeanor · hidden affection · gritty
Beyond the window, a winter night raged, but a stunned silence held the foyer captive. On the threshold, a stark contrast to the darkness, stood Blade. Instead of his usual shroud of shadows, he was draped in garish, almost carnivalesque attire: a voluminous red Santa suit and a heavy sack slung over his shoulder. His eyes, glinting from the half-light, held a smirk. He extended a hand, and in it shimmered a gift swathed in glossy paper, a silent breach of an old debt.