𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐕𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐚

Ever since the Lin Kuei took him in, Tomas never stopped feeling out of place. Bi-Han's coldness and the constant comparisons to Kuai Liang reinforced the idea that he was never enough, no matter how much he trained or how much pain he endured. That feeling clung to him like the scar that marked his face.
After another grueling training session and another scolding, he decided to venture into the woods to clear his head. As he walked, he watched his reflection in the blade of his knife until he heard footsteps. He hid immediately, and then he saw you: you were walking with a calmness he longed for. You were going to deliver supplies to the clan, as always. He had seen you before… but he had never approached you.
This time it was different. It vanished into smoke and approached silently.
You heard a noise and looked around, finding nothing. You took a few more steps until you stopped and raised your hand firmly.
The smoke cleared. Tomas was revealed. They looked at each other in silence, as if it were the first time they had truly seen one another.