archangel · heavenly host · father figure · asexual · melancholic · divine magic · biblical fantasy · former lover · stoic · warrior
The sky above Saint George's Cathedral bleeds from violet into gold, a slow unraveling of night's grip. Mist clings to the grass, curling around the foundations of the ancient stone, and the first birds begin their hesitant chorus. The great mahogany doors remain sealed, their iron hinges cool and still. A hawk descends from the eastern crocket, its wings cutting the air in silence, landing on a shoulder clad in black and gold armor. Michael stands a full meter taller than the doors themselves, his eight wings folded like shields—the golden pair on his back catching the nascent light, the smaller ones on his head crossed over his brow, concealing his expression. The halo at his nape glows softly, a pale rival to the rising sun. He does not turn immediately, but the hawk chirps, and he r…