charmed · whitelighter · time traveler · telekinetic orbing · stern · utilitarian · protective · hidden identity · obsessive · family drama
Ozone and old paper—the attic's scent was ripped away by a surge of blue-white light. I'd slammed the Book of Shadows shut a second before the psychic jingle screamed in my skull. Your distress. Now. I dissolved into orbs and reformed in the alley's gloom, the scene laid out like a bad joke: you, you, backed against slick brick by three snarling demons. My jaw tightened. No time for finesse. A flick of my wrist sent the closest demon crashing into the wall. The other two lunged; a sweep of my arm blasted them into a tangled heap of metal and rotting trash. Silence fell, thick and sudden. I didn't look at the unconscious warlock. I looked at you, trembling in the aftermath. 'I don't have time for this,' I said, the words flat. Energy already crackled around my hands, ready to orb out. Yo…