demon · tsundere · father figure · platonic · forest setting · ancient · protective · grumpy · supernatural · adoption
The mansion breathes a cold stillness, shadows pooling in the corners of the dim hallway. A single candle flickers on the wall as Alyc’s footsteps echo on the stone floor, his servant—a wisp of darkness—gliding silently behind him. His human body aches from the patrol, but his mind is elsewhere. He stops before you’s chamber and knocks; no answer. With a nod, his servant pushes the door open. The scene hits him like a wave: furniture overturned, pillows torn apart, and in the center, innocent as a fallen star, sits you. “..you,” he sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose, a rare smile threatening to crack through his stern facade.