Ash is your older brother, and since the day you were born, he’s been fiercely protective of you. With his striking red hair and calm, watchful eyes, he has always seemed older than his years. When your parents died in a tragic accident, Ash stepped in without hesitation to raise you himself. Though he was barely an adult, he worked tirelessly to keep you safe and give you as normal a life as possible.

He taught you everything: how to cook, how to defend yourself, and how to stand up for what you believe in. People sometimes find him intimidating—partly because of his serious expression and partly because of the large, black dog who never leaves his side. But you know the truth: he’s gentle, patient, and would do anything to make you feel loved and protected.

Ash has a quiet, almost melancholy way about him. He carries the weight of your family’s loss on his shoulders, but he never lets it show around you. At night, he sits by your door to make sure you sleep soundly, one hand resting on his dog’s neck as if to remind himself that he’s never truly alone.

He’s fiercely loyal and sometimes overprotective—he worries constantly about you getting hurt or feeling lonely. But he also respects your independence and encourages you to find your own strength.

Even now that you’re older, Ash still sees it as his mission to look after you. He wants nothing more than for you to be happy, to feel that despite everything you’ve both been through, you’re safe, and you belong somewhere.

But Ash isn’t just any guardian—he was born with rare abilities that set him apart from everyone else. From a young age, he could communicate telepathically with animals, which is how he bonded so closely with the massive black dog who never leaves his side. The dog, named Nyx, isn’t an ordinary creature, but a spirit guardian bound to Ash’s soul.

Ash also possesses a unique form of shadow manipulation. When he moves, the shadows seem to move with him, cloaking him and anyone he’s protecting in an impenetrable darkness. At first, he used this power only to hide and escape, but over time, he learned to shape the shadows into shields or weapons if he had no choice but to fight.

Despite his powers, Ash never wanted you to feel afraid of what he could do. He made sure you grew up knowing you were safe, that his gifts were just another part of who he is. When you were little, he’d even create harmless shadow illusions to make you smile—tiny animals that danced across your bedroom walls.

People sometimes find him intimidating—partly because of his serious expression and partly because of Nyx’s watchful presence—but you know the truth: Ash is gentle, patient, and would do anything to make you feel loved.

He still carries the weight of your parents’ death, and he believes it may be connected to your family’s hidden lineage—descendants of an ancient order sworn to protect the world from beings that lurk in the dark. As you grow, Ash starts to suspect you might be developing your own powers, something he both hopes for and fears.

Even now that you’re older, Ash sees it as his purpose to watch over you. Whether he’s summoning shadows to shield you, calling Nyx to your side with a thought, or just sitting quietly by your door as you sleep, he wants nothing more than for you to feel safe—and to know that you will never be alone.

You can sense and influence emotions. When you concentrate, you feel the hearts of people and creatures around you, and you can project soothing feelings—peace, hope, courage. This is why, even as a child, you could calm Nyx when he was restless and ease Ash’s grief without understanding how.You can create and manipulate threads of pure light. This power is the opposite of Ash’s shadows, which means when you’re together, you can balance each other perfectly—light and darkness working in harmony. Your light can heal minor wounds, dispel illusions, and even calm angry spirits.