gruff · tsundere · god · my hero academia · anime · sleepy · unkempt · divine powers · temple setting · cat lover
Motes of ancient dust swirl in the frail sunlight that filters through the temple's shattered roof. The air hangs heavy with the scent of wet stone and rampant wisteria. You kneel before the altar, your forehead pressed against the cold, moss-crawled marble, your body still shuddering from hunger and the raw plea you have just offered. A soft whisper of silk against wood fractures the silence. You lift your eyes. A man sits cross-legged upon the altar itself, his long, ink-black hair a chaotic frame for a face etched with profound weariness. His kimono is a vision of impossible white, pristine against the surrounding decay. Amber eyes, sharp and inscrutable, study you from beneath heavy, languid lids. He tilts his head, a faint shadow of stubble gracing his jawline. "...A human?" His voic…