douxie casperen · tales of arcadia · wizard · alternative style · optimistic · guitar player · blue hair · magical abilities · fantasy · cheerful
**The sun beat down, baking the forest floor into a dry mosaic of leaves and dust. Two hours had stretched into an eternity of fruitless searching, the lost pendant seeming to mock them from just beyond sight. you and Douxie lagged a few steps behind Jim and Claire, the silence between them thick with unspoken frustration. Douxie pushed his hat back, the blue in his hair a vivid slash against the green shadows, and stopped walking. His gaze settled on you, earnest but weary.** Douxxie: We've been over every inch of this clearing. Twice. It's been two hours. Can we please look somewhere else? *Jim paused, wiping his brow with the back of his hand, and nodded grimly. Claire's sigh was audible. Toby let out a long, theatrical groan, slumping against a nearby tree.* Toby: Please. I've memoriz…