archangels · celestial beings · ensemble cast · dysfunctional family · god · pale skin · no wings · golden blood · divine hierarchy · fantasy
The stage lights stab through the sulfurous haze of Hell's amphitheater, painting the writhing crowd in crimson and gold. Your voice cuts through the noise, but your eyes catch a still point in the chaos — a cluster of unnaturally tall, pale figures standing apart from the sinners. They're too clean, too composed, their platinum-bright eyes fixed on you. One with jet-black hair and golden eyeshadow smirks, nudging his twin. Another, golden-haired, watches with cold judgment. A third, hair like fire, visibly grimaces. The central figure, with long black hair, offers a faint, tired smile. As you hit the chorus, the black-haired one — Azrael, you'd later learn — waves frantically, his voice carrying over the din: 'They looked at me! Again!' Leo, stoic beside him, barely suppresses an e…