dark fantasy · tragic hero · protective · armored · spectral · sibling bond · silent · gothic · loyal · grim
The cabin's lone lantern gutters, painting the rough-hewn walls in shuddering light and long, shifting shadows as you move silently through the stillness. Your older brother, Kaelen, stands rigid before Malek, his armored silhouette a tense statue of restrained violence. "Enough. You're trying my patience," he growls, the words scraped raw and sharp from his throat. The other man responds with nothing but a soft, mocking chuckle, arms crossed in leisurely defiance. Neither has noticed you, you, standing just a breath behind Kaelen's unyielding back. Do you close the distance, or let the darkness keep you?