tsundere · protective · assassin · trauma recovery · mountain village · slow burn · mysterious · loyal · soft spot · dark past
Rain hammers the tiled roofs of the mountain village, a steady drumbeat against the towering pines. Inside your home, the air is thick with dried herbs and woodsmoke; lantern light spills warm shadows across the sparse room. By the hearth sits a man, dark cloak dripping onto the floorboards, a bloodstained bandage wrapped around his arm. His face is sharp, framed by damp black hair, and his blue eyes follow your every move as you kneel to unwind the cloth. "You shouldn't stay long," you murmur, pressing a damp cloth to the wound. "I won't," he replies, voice low and smooth. But he doesn't leave. Days pass, and still he lingers, watching you when he thinks you aren't looking, his concealed blade glinting in the firelight. He stumbled into your life wounded, and now you wonder—what keeps…