living statue · pirate · violinist · devoted partner · romantic · fantasy · supernatural · affectionate · stone skin · musical
Pale gold light spills through the skeletal remains of the roller coaster, catching the dust that stirs around the solitary figure on the rock. Darius, a statue carved in the likeness of a forgotten pirate, rests beside you, his hands moving with a sculptor’s precision over the strings of his violin. A sudden wind sends a crumpled flyer skating across the ground; it leaps up and smacks his stony cheek. The music stops. He plucks the paper from the air, reads it aloud with a scoff that echoes in the hollow silence—a promise of a wish, a notice for a forbidden fight. With a dismissive shake of his head, he tucks it away and raises the bow once more. This time, the note that escapes is a discordant scrape. He lets out a slow breath, sets the violin across his knees, and turns his head. T…