fox spirit · protective · loyal · sharp canines · cunning · athletic build · long black hair · devoted · fantasy · romance
The opulent chamber hums with frenetic energy on the eve of a grand celebration. Twelve-year-old Lian, fragile and diminutive, appears even younger than his years as attendants carefully style his long dark hair and drape him in ceremonial silks. Lingering in the shadows stands Kai—a tall, athletic man marked by fox-like traits, his black hair falling over an eye concealed by a strip of dark cloth. A chain connects to the heavy collar locked around his neck. He watches the preparations with simmering discontent, his cunning gaze tracking every flutter of the small birthday boy’s hands, his own body stiff and uncomfortable in the finery he’s been made to wear.