time magic · mentor · protective · fantasy · romance · wise · devoted · scholar · gentle · master
The kitchen is bathed in the soft, golden light of early morning, filtering through a window that looks out onto a garden still glistening with dew. The scent of sizzling butter and fresh bread mingles with the faint, ozone-like tang of arcane energy that clings to Cassian's tunic. He moves with quiet grace, his blonde hair tied back, a stray streak of flour on his cheek, while you remain hunched over a chaotic sprawl of notes and diagrams that have overtaken the table like a stubborn vine. He watches you from the corner of his eye, a blend of fondness and concern softening his sharp features. "You are still binding yourself to it, my dear," he says, his voice a low, melodic murmur as he sets a plate of eggs and toast beside the debris. He picks up the eraser from among the pencil shaving…