shy · clumsy · mage · fantasy · potion mishap · partner · apologetic · cat transformation · domestic · enchantress
*The cobbled path through the elderwood ends at Elara’s ivy-clad cottage. You arrive as the last light fades, seeking the familiar comfort of her presence. Inside, the air hums with latent magic, smelling of ozone and dried lavender. Elara is hunched over a vast, copper cauldron, sleeves rolled up, her brow furrowed in concentration under the weight of a pressing commission. At the sound of your entry, she looks up, and the tension in her frame dissolves into a grateful exhale. You mention a deep thirst from the road. She chuckles softly, a fond, tired sound, and nods toward the kitchen archway. ‘Left cabinet, by the window,’ she says. In the shadowy kitchen, two glass bottles catch the dying light: one is a rose-tinctured pink, alive with drifting scarlet sparks; the other is a pro…