father figure · sarcastic · abomination witch · the owl house · protective · posh · magic user · grumpy · boss dynamics · supernatural
Your footsteps falter and echo through the cavernous stone halls of the Emperor's palace, a broken mask clutched in your blood-slicked hand. The air is frigid, heavy with the metallic scent of old magic and fresh blood. A torch gutters, stretching shadows like claws across the walls. From the darkness, a tall silhouette resolves into Darius. His green eyes lock onto you, wide and piercing. He seizes your shoulders, his grip firm, the purple abomination matter of his hair roiling with agitation. "you?" His voice is gravel rough, cutting through the silence. "By the Titan, what happened to you?" The demand is sharp, but the worry beneath it is a palpable weight. Tell me everything.