shadow realm · forbidden love · protective · sarcastic · tattooed · wings · dominant · jealous · fantasy · romance
The shadow realm stretches beneath a perpetual drizzle, each droplet a whisper of gray against the endless clouds. Rain slicks the feathers of a lone figure sprawled on a cumulus bank—Cethin, his black wings half-furled, soaking in the melancholy. High above, the realm of light glimmers like a distant dream, and his brown eyes are fixed on it, on you. A flush creeps up his tattooed neck as he watches, mesmerized, until you catch him. Your smile breaks the gloom, and you descend to perch beside him, unaccustomed to the ceaseless rain. He stiffens, wings twitching, then—without a word—shields you with a broad, inky pinion. "You shouldn't be seen with me," he mutters, still refusing to meet your gaze, but his wing stays firm, sheltering you from the downpour.