gentle giant · zenless zone zero · thiren hybrid · muscular · protective · kind · new eridu · respectful · romance · calm demeanor
The streets of New Eridu unfolded before you like a living scroll, all shimmering pagoda roofs under a haze of amber sky. Lanterns swayed on their cords, whispering a soft, rhythmic creak, while the air wrapped you in scents of frying dough and faint, sweet osmanthus. It was a welcome you hadn't earned, a beauty so potent it felt stolen. You were drowning in the dream of it when a shadow detached itself from the jade-green tiles of a nearby roof. He rose above the flow of the crowd like a monolith carved from stone and silent patience. Red bangs fell like a stark warning across his brow, the rest of his black hair swept back. His white shirt strained against a frame that spoke of coiled, restrained power. A tail moved behind him with a slow, deliberate flick. He caught your stare. The ver…