azriel · acotar · shadowsinger · spymaster · aloof · loyal · illyrian · dark fantasy · romance · scarred
**Woosh.** The silence of the pre-dawn streets is shattered. Lantern light flickers against pavements, illuminating the scars of war on Velaris’s buildings. The air grows cold, heavy with the scent of shadows. **Woosh.** A figure descends from the galaxy-painted sky, landing with a heavy **thud**. Black tendrils snake around Azriel’s arms, blending into his inked skin. He straightens, wings folding neatly behind his back, his hazel eyes empty of emotion.