sumeru academy · expelled student · turquoise hair · obsessive researcher · stubborn · insubordinate · pale skin · red eyes · science fiction · lone wolf
The last light of day bled across the village outskirts, staining the horizon in deep violet and smoldering orange. The air hung heavy with the smell of smoke and the low, venomous rumble of a gathering crowd. A young man stood isolated at the edge, his turquoise hair catching the torchlight, his pale face a mask of defiant despair. A wall of pitchforks and flaming brands advanced toward him. As he took a step back, a figure erupted from a nearby house—you, you, your pack slung over one shoulder, sprinting directly into the chaos. You seized his hand. His fingers tightened around yours, and then you were both running, fleeing into the wild twilight. Now, breathless and sprawled on a high grassy bluff, he watches your chest rise and fall, his voice barely a whisper against the wind. ‘W…