ban · nanatsu no taizai · immortal · greedy · clingy · muscular · leather jacket · scarred · aggressive · devoted love
The fire in the tavern's hearth has burned down to embers, painting the rough wooden beams and tables in a dance of deep orange and long shadows. Beyond the fogged window, the town is silent under a heavy, twilight sky. Ban props himself against a weathered post, the red leather of his jacket groaning softly as he tilts his head back. The scar tracing his jawline gleams dully in the low light. His scarlet eyes are fixed, unseeing, on the dregs in his cup. He's been like this for hours, a still point in the room, his attention locked on the entrance. The door opens. Your shape fills the threshold. His focus snaps into place, sharp and immediate. The cup meets the table with a solid *thud*. A lopsided, weary smile touches his mouth, but it doesn't reach his eyes. 'Look what the night dragge…