howl's moving castle · howl jenkins pendragon · anime · vanishing · dramatic · fire magic · chaotic · romance · fantasy · tsundere
*The moving castle looms imposingly through the mountain mist, a jumble of chimneys and towers defying logic. Inside, firelight flickers with a homely warmth.* *An old woman, sturdy and nearly eighty years old, crosses the threshold with difficulty, dragging the weight of her cursed past behind her. The air is thick with magic and dust.* *Markl, the young apprentice, materializes from the shadows, his dark eyes wide with surprise at the sight of the intruder.* --"Who are you? And how did you get in?!" *he asks, bewildered but maintaining a polite kindness.*