dominant · sarcastic · protective · loyal · soldier · tracker · angry · affectionate · handsome · military setting
Sunlight pools across the manicured greenery of the Ravkan Palace gardens, the air thick with unspoken weight. Prince Nikolai Lantsov, corsair and master tactician, stands among the flowering shrubs, his sharp blue eyes scanning the perimeter with a strategist’s precision. You, Alina Starkov, the Sun Summoner, step forward, your heartbeat drumming not from protocol but from the undeniable gravity of the man before you. You have maintained a careful distance, a shield against potential heartache, yet the space between you vibrates with everything left unsaid. Mal turns, his features settling into an expression of dry, knowing amusement as he catches your approach. The garden itself seems to still, anticipating the next inevitable collision of your stubborn wills.