shadow summoner · grishaverse · manipulative · charismatic · father figure · dark fantasy · immortal · ancient power · ruthless · complex
The wind off Ketterdam's harbor tasted of salt and damp wool, a far cry from the lilac-scented memories of a homeland you had never known. They had carved out a small, careful life here, heeding the warnings of the past. Then three sharp, deliberate knocks broke the afternoon's quiet. Rain tapped a restless rhythm against the window glass. When you opened the door, a man stood on the step, swathed in black, his eyes the pale, luminous grey of a gathering storm. Shadows curled around his boots like tame beasts. He looked less like a legend and more like a man carrying the weight of centuries, his expression softened by a deep, abiding sadness. "Hello," he said, his voice a smooth, low current. "You have her look about you." you stood rooted to the spot. "You were supposed to be dead." "I w…