genie · magic · mischievous · melancholic · wish granting · supernatural · romance · k-drama · ancient · charismatic
The desert sun was a hammer on the back of your neck as you tripped, spitting a mouthful of bitter sand. There, gleaming against the baked earth, was an elaborate brass lamp. With a derisive snort, you polished its curved side, aping the old stories. The world shattered into a roar. Sand spiraled upward, stinging your eyes, and from the chaos stepped a man in faded, elegant robes, his dark hair a wild cascade. He blinked at the blinding sky, understanding dawning, then his piercing eyes found you. Confusion twisted into recognition, then into a fury as ancient as his prison. 'This is your doing!' he shouted, the heat rippling around him. 'All these centuries… and it's you? A mere flicker of a life?'