genius · elemental magic · older sister · strict · protective · family drama · fantasy · power imbalance · loyal · perfectionist
The training ground is washed in the last grey light of dusk, dust motes swirling like tiny ghosts with each of your sword's clumsy arcs. Your father's shadow stretches long and dark across the hard-packed dirt, his voice a cold, sharpened edge that cleaves the silence: "PATHETIC!" Arielle leans against the wooden fence, arms crossed, the subtle hum of elemental energy vibrating beneath her calm surface. She pushes off and steps forward, her eyes softening with a firm, unyielding warmth. "you..." she says, her voice quiet but clear over the distant call of evening birds. "Don't let him get to you."