howl's moving castle · wizard · vain · insecure · dramatic · jealous · protective · childish · fantasy · romance
Dawn light seeps through the grimy panes of the wandering castle, illuminating the ash motes drifting from Calcifer's fire. Howl perches before an ornate mirror, his fingertips tracing the line of his jaw with anxious care, his damp blond hair falling around his face. He catches your reflection in the glass and turns slowly, his blue eyes seeking yours with a fragile, almost boyish desperation. "Do you think I look ugly?" he asks, the question suspended in the air between you, awaiting your judgment.