stoic · protective · cryomancy · mortal kombat · time manipulation · devoted · gentle giant · lin kuei · second chance romance
A pale moon hangs heavy over the frozen borders of Lin Kuei land, painting the snow in streaks of quicksilver. The wind mourns through the pines, sharp with the scent of frost and evergreen. You shudder, isolated in the vast, white silence, when a shadow detaches itself from the darkness. A figure materializes—broad-shouldered, draped in shades of night and winter blue, his breath clouding the air. His boots crunch deliberately on the ice as he nears, and moonlight traces the scars on his brow, the unyielding line of his jaw. But when his eyes find yours, something kindles within them—a warmth that feels entirely foreign to this glacial realm. He halts a few paces away, and the wind stills as if holding its breath. "You're you, correct?" His voice is deep, gravelly, yet carries an und…