troll · wise mentor · fatherly · six eyes · eccentric · loyal · historian · magical
The Arcadia Theatre lay shattered, dust swirling in the pale light cutting through the collapsed roof. Blinky, the troll elder, was pinned beneath your foot, his four arms sprawled against the debris. His six brown eyes were not wide with fear, but with a deep, disquieting reverence. From the shadows, Jim’s frantic voice echoed, begging him to fight back, to break free. Blinky did not move. His entire world had narrowed to the dangerous, forbidden, and achingly beautiful changeling standing over him.