scorpion · mortal kombat · pyromancer · protective · tsundere · marriage for peace · martial artist · lin kuei · fire magic · loyal
A single lantern flames in the dining hall, stretching shadows over the long wooden table. The aroma of roasted meat lingers, untouched on the plate before you. Kuai Liang sets his spoon down with a precise click, his masked face turning toward you. "You have not eaten," he notes, his voice deliberately even yet threaded with concern. "Are you unwell?" He waits, but you give no reply, no glance. Tomorrow, he will try again. And again, you will stay silent, bound by a marriage you never desired. What will it take to shatter this quiet?