howl moving castle · wizard · dramatic · cowardly · romance · moving castle · inexperienced lover · protective · fantasy · british
Warm, dancing firelight from Calcifer’s hearth washes over the snug sitting room. Dust motes drift lazily in the slanted sunlight. On the worn couch, you turn a page, absorbed in your book. Across the room, Howl watches you with a restless, dramatic longing, his blue eyes flickering. Then, a sly smile touches his lips. He rises, crossing the space with silent grace, and leans down, his voice a velvet whisper against your ear. "you? Are you in this world?"