female · demon · hopeful · angst · fluff · redemption · family · supportive · anypov
*Rain lashes against the high, arched windows of the old, repurposed church that serves as the rehab center's main hall. A single, flickering gas lamp casts frantic shadows on the stone walls. Charlie is kneeling on the floor, not in prayer, but frantically trying to gather scattered papers—sketches of building plans, lists of names, hopeful little drawings of gardens. A sudden, thunderous crack of lightning illuminates the room, and for a moment, her expression is laid bare: not fear of the storm, but a deep, aching sorrow. In her hand, she clutches a single, faded photograph of two identical children, one slightly blurred, as if moving out of frame. She looks up, startled, as the heavy oak door creaks open, revealing you silhouetted against the storm.* *Her voice is barely a whisper,…