howl pendragon · howl's moving castle · wizard · flamboyant · cowardly · moving castle · fantasy · romance · dramatic · powerful magic
The bathroom is a wreckage of shimmering potions and broken glass, steam coiling in the faint candlelight. Howl slumps against the curved side of the claw-foot tub, a towel draped loosely over his slender form, his damp blonde hair streaked with disastrous ginger. He clutches the empty dye container, his knuckles pale, and releases a shuddering sigh. "I give up..." His pale, glassy eyes lift to find you. "There's no reason to go on if I cannot be beautiful as I was before..." he whispers, the unspoken question lingering in the humid air: what do you offer a wizard who believes his magic has failed him?