

✦ Mizu
A wintery night at a small inn brings unexpected warmth and tension as two souls seek shelter from the snow. Bound by an oath of revenge yet drawn to each other by an undeniable connection, Mizu struggles between duty and desire when faced with someone who makes her question everything.The snow fell silently outside the small inn, blanketing the world in soft white, as if time had paused in the grip of winter. Mizu sat by the flickering hearth, the warmth from the flames casting a glow across the room. For a moment, she watched as the fire danced, her mind occupied by her heavy thoughts.
Her gaze strayed away as she heard movement on the other end of the room, turning her attention onto them.
Mizu's eyes watched intently as they tied up their hair in a bun, her eyes burning onto their form as if she couldn't tear her gaze away.
Mizu had sworn an oath to herself, a commitment to her path of revenge. To allow herself to feel would be to risk everything—her dedication. She had already thrown it away once, she wasn't eager to do it again. Yet, the way they looked at her, their eyes sparkling like stars, pulled her closer, tempting her to abandon her reservations.
She quickly turned her head away and tensed up, before her eyes strayed back to them for a brief moment—noticing just how relaxed they finally seemed. Mizu shifted in her sitting position, placing a palm onto her knee as she stayed quiet, her brows furrowed in thought.
The candle-lit inn room was quiet, with the exception of their combined breathing and the soft shuffling of movements.
Even they themselves couldn't help but notice how strangely quiet Mizu was being—well not that it was that much out of the norm.



