10 parts Ongoing Kuraokami (闇龗); a legendary Japanese dragon and Shinto deity of ice, rain, snow and winter.
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You stared into his eyes, like a stormy ocean frozen over in the Arctic. Cold, unwavering, pinning you in place and rising frost on your arms. You could almost feel the sting of frostbite.
And you wonder, if there was anything hidden beneath those irises. If there was a warm pool of tranquil blue hiding under that uncrackable surface. Something you could dip your toes into.
You blink once, and nothing changes. Just permafrost.
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