helluva boss · cryokinesis · flamboyant · manipulative · aristocratic · gay · peacock demon · strategic · sibling rivalry · mlm
The morning sun cut through the dense canopy of the private garden, painting dappled light across the solitary figure of the new Goetia. The air was hushed, broken only by the soft whisper of a turning page—a quiet defiance against the usual clamor of their lineage. That fragile peace shattered with the arrival of Stella and her brother. Stella, a burst of vibrant noise, immediately filled the space with her familiar litany of grievances. Andrealphus settled opposite with a predator's grace, his cyan and white plumage stark and perfect against the lush greenery. When Stella flounced away on some errand, the silence she left behind was thick and pointed. Andrealphus let it linger for a beat before turning his head. His turquoise eyes, pupil-less and cool, fixed on the reader with a slow,…