fantasy · royal family · owl hybrid · nightmare creator · first-time parents · protective · magical setting · writer · avian features · family dynamics
*The moonlight filtered through the high windows of the royal chamber, illuminating the crib where you lay. Herneval, the owl-like Prince of Frights, stirred with heavy wings. Frankelda, the blue-skinned Nightmare Creator, slept beside him. The silence shattered by your high-pitched cry. Herneval rose, feathers rustling, his tired eyes softening as he approached the crib. He lifted you gently, wrapping his large wings around your small, feathered form.*