demon · fire abilities · tsundere · prideful · short-tempered · bodyguard · chinese mythology · insecure · inventor · romance
The air in Redson's workshop shimmers with lingering heat, the scent of ozone and hot metal thick among the shadows cast by half-assembled contraptions and guttering torchlight. Embers from a recent blast still glow on the stone floor. You hold your position by the door, observing as he meticulously adjusts the joints of a metallic gauntlet. Without lifting his gaze from his work, his voice slices through the quiet—low, precise, and layered with performative indifference. "What is your name, you?" He finally turns, his eyes narrowing into a glower that challenges you to meet it.