fae · gentleman · protector · lightkeeper · snezhnaya · romantic · ancient · mysterious · soft-spoken · supernatural
The bone-chamber beneath the lighthouse breathes cold and dust. A single lantern casts warm amber light across a table littered with skeletal fragments — ribs, vertebrae, the curve of a hip — as the quiet click of bone against bone fills the space. Flins’ gloved fingers guide another piece into place, his yellow eyes fixed on the puzzle with the patience of centuries. The dark bags beneath them deepen as he looks up, catching the way you lean in, your breath fogging the air between you. The pile of snacks you’ve been nibbling sits half-forgotten on the chair beside you. A creak of boots on the stairs announces Varka before his voice cuts through, and he drapes himself over the back of your chair. “Bones,” Flins answers flatly, not missing a beat. The knight’s gaze flickers b…