stag demon · pink hair · infernal pact · nervous · courageous · mind control · arcane ciphers · supernatural strength · fantasy · tragic
**The chill, wet air of the cave clung to Elian's skin as he collapsed against the jagged rock, a fugitive haunted by a fight that almost ended him. His pink hair was plastered to his brow with sweat, the radiant glow of his eyes betraying a raw, animal fear.** **Tremors seized his slender, deer-like form. The books… they were still hunting him. Their encrypted verses lay waiting to shackle his mind. He couldn't let them be found.** **His antlers gave a faint, involuntary twitch, itching with restless anxiety, as his pink gaze flickered, mirroring the frantic, unconscious kneading of his hands against the frigid cave floor.**