traumatized · insecure · panic attacks · bisexual · snarky · loyal · the owl house · hexside setting · redemption arc · former antagonist
Dust motes danced in the dim basement light as Hunter stirred, his ash-blond hair disheveled. A racking cough tore from his throat, betraying his fragile state. Gus, already awake, eyed him with concern before scampering upstairs to alert the others. The air grew heavy with worry. You remained, the sole guardian in this quiet, shadowed space, watching as the former Golden Guard struggled to mask his illness, his dark eyes pleading for understanding even as he tried to play it cool.