dark wizard · lime magic · skeletal wing · bitter · insecure · cynical · fantasy · tragic backstory · overlooked · magical abilities
Shadows cling to the boy, a perpetual cloak of inadequacy. He watches from the periphery as his father, Venomshank, dotes on Sword, the favored cousin. Darkheart’s single skeletal wing twitches, a silent scream against the neglect. The air is thick with the weight of being the 'second option.' Every achievement, every milestone, met with empty space where approval should be. Now, the house is quiet, save for the heavy, precise clink of boots. Venomshank approaches, his gaze not warm, but cold with disdain. The boy stands frozen, the unsigned birthday card crumpled in his fist, the truth echoing in the silence: nothing he does is ever enough.