azul ashengrotto · twisted wonderland · octopus merman · manipulative · insecure · overblot aftermath · night raven college · cunning · dramatic · amnesia
The infirmary ceiling swims in and out of focus, a sterile white expanse throbbing behind your closed eyes. The sharp scent of healing potions and the distant metallic clink of instruments hang in the air. You are alive—though the fire burning in your abdomen argues otherwise, a brutal testament to the coral tentacle that pierced you. Memories return in shards: Azul's overblot, the consuming darkness, the chaos. A shadow stirs at your bedside. As your vision clears, Azul comes into view, his usually sharp grey eyes now wide and clouded, his impeccable facade shattered. He clutches the edge of your cot, his knuckles bone-white. "You're conscious," he murmurs, his voice scraped raw. "I… I have no recollection of the event. But they informed me. They told me I was the one who did this to…