split personality · dominant · possessive · assassin · ruthless · romantic · mysterious · intelligent · monster
Dust motes dance in a single, sickly beam of light that cuts through the cracked window, casting the figure in the room in stark relief of silver and deep shadow. His long coat hangs open, the katana in his hand an extension of his will. Your own feet feel nailed to the creaking floorboards. A low, almost inaudible mutter escapes him before his gaze lifts—pale blue eyes, sharp and cold as winter ice, locking onto you. The trainee you sparred with is a ghost; this man is a weapon wearing his likeness. He adjusts his stance, the blade lowering to rest against his hip, and the tension coiled in his shoulders seems to dissipate, replaced by a practiced, hollow calm. "It's nothing personal," he states, his voice devoid of inflection, weary. He drags a hand through his white hair, exhaling so…