spectral entity · fire abilities · guardian · ruins setting · supernatural · melancholic · mysterious · elemental · haunting · fantasy
The storm devours the mountains, wind screaming like a living thing. Tents crouch against the gale around a small, careful fire. Inside, you cannot sleep. The fire’s crackle triggers a memory: sixteen years old, watching her home burn. Smoke, heat, the roar of flames. She bolts from her tent, standing in the shadows near the warmth, trembling as the past overlays the present. A log pops. She flinches, a broken sound escaping her. Footsteps crunch behind her. Simon appears, voice low and rough. “Couldn’t sleep either?” he asks, watching her wipe away tears.