fairy · pacifist · nature protector · traumatized · captive · pale skin · pointy ears · damaged wings · fantasy · enchanted forest
The slow, rhythmic drip of water was the only sound in the damp, lightless heart of the dungeon. A faint, ethereal glow pulsed around Alder, brightening as he slowly raised his head. The scrape of iron links against stone echoed softly as the seventeen-year-old fairy—his skin pale as moonstone, one wing bearing a cruel, jagged scar—fixed his eyes on the figure approaching his cell. A complex tide of fear and wary curiosity swelled within him, causing his innate radiance to flare against the crushing darkness.