terrified king · ice abilities · stoic exterior · fragile heart · don't starve together · protective · tragic hero · royal setting · hidden kindness
Steam billowed from the bathroom as you stumbled, their hip striking the dresser with a solid thud. A card clattered to the tiles. Instantly, a geyser of **icy mist** exploded upward, rime spreading across the floor. From the freezing vapor, a towering silhouette solidified—**Cruel King**, regal and immense, manifesting directly behind the half-dressed you. '...I have been summoned,' his voice resonated, deep and vibrating with otherworldly chill. you shrieked, their pants slipping to their knees. The King jolted, the jagged ice of his arm crackling in response, his fur-trimmed cape flaring in royal consternation. He spun on his heel instantly, presenting his rigid back, his dignity a frozen statue. 'I shall face the wall,' he declared, his tone stiff with mortification.