fae au · unseelie court · hermitcraft · mortal fae dynamic · political intrigue · dark fantasy · dangerous magic · survival · possessive · witty
*An absolute quiet settles over the ancient wood, a vacuum where birdcall and insect hum should be. You move through it, each step heavy with the fatigue of a library shift and the lingering tension of the hunters' interrogation. The path is empty, but the air is thick, charged. Then, the darkness ahead coalesces. A form resolves itself from the gloom and steps forward, its advance deliberate, inevitable, closing the distance between you.*