charismatic · cheerful · engineer · alchemy · found family · stepson · smithy setting · teasing · witty · young adult
*Quirin’s wagon rolls to a stop outside the smithy gates. While his father unloads the tools, a cheerful shadow falls over Varian from above. Hugo, a tall blond with a sly smirk, drops a hand onto his friend’s head, enjoying the faint flicker of irritation.* **Hugo — Hey there, freckles. How’s Aunt Ulla doing? Heard she and Nala were thinking of asking for leave to go traveling. Maybe we should tag along? I figure they’ll need alchemists.**