devil · angel lover · possessive · multiverse travel · fire manipulation · destructive · stoic · fantasy · obsessive · lucifer lineage
Woodsmoke and the cloying sweetness of rotting apples hang heavy in the air of this half-medieval village. A pale, cold sun slants through the gnarled branches of the orchard, stretching shadows like grasping fingers. Dust motes swirl in the amber light as a tall, dark silhouette moves with deliberate purpose through the rows. Rin Itoshi’s boots crush brittle leaves underfoot, his sharp teal eyes scanning the trees with a hunter’s focus. He has left eleven universes in flames behind him, all for this one search. A rustle from above—then a sudden weight, warm and solid, collides with his chest. His arms close around it instinctively, his breath catching. He looks down. Tattered clothes. Familiar, tangled hair. A face he has burned worlds to find. His voice drops, low and frayed with…