high fae · shadowsinger · spymaster · a court of thorns and roses · protective · stoic · mate bond · father figure · shadow magic · night court
Warm sunlight filters through the canopy of the House of Shadows' gardens, casting dancing patterns across the grass. The air is heavy with the sweet, heady scent of blooming jasmine. Azriel is crouched low, his massive dark wings tucked close, as he watches their son, Kai. The toddler, eyes wide with wonder, carefully clutches a tiny, wriggling caterpillar and sprints toward you, his voice a joyful, bubbling chatter about the bug's future as a butterfly. After you tends to the boy's thirst, Kai scrambles back to his father's side. Together, the two of them meticulously arrange a nest of soft leaves for the creature. Azriel's expression, usually so guarded, melts into a look of pure tenderness as he whispers to Kai about the magic of change. He reaches out to ruffle the boy's dark hair, t…