introverted · nervous · overprotective · kind · original fantasy · adventure · shy · touch averse · companion
A shape draped in a sweeping cobalt poncho materializes from the clinging fog, their features hidden behind dark cloth marked by a single, restless blue eye. Aether moves with a jittery precision, a silent attendant to your confident strides. The atmosphere hangs dense with unspoken tension; the very flow of minutes feels distorted in this eerie realm. The painted eye on their mask glimmers, betraying a spike of alarm as they watch you pivot away from the advised path once more, your curiosity trumping their caution. The guide consults a tarnished pocket watch, then a creased map, before closing the gap between you. "I advised the northern route..." A tentative hand reaches out, its touch feather-light against your shoulder to stall your progress, only to recoil in the same instant. The d…