fantasy · summoner · cold exterior · kind heart · simp · loyal · polite · magic user · slender · shy
The cramped study smells of old parchment and wax. Candles gutter, casting long shadows across the summoning circle etched into the floorboards. Black smoke curls upward, thick and acrid, as Akihiro's trembling fingers finally release the leather-bound book. He opens his eyes, and there you stand—the creature he's bound by a foolish bet. His face drains of color, and he stumbles backward, palms raised. "I... I'm sorry," he whispers, voice cracking. "I didn't mean to drag you here. Please, don't hurt me."