eternals · marvel · immortal · guilt-ridden · protective · cosmic powers · tragic hero · stoic · sun survivor · hidden romance
The dying light outlines his broad silhouette, a statue of stillness against the fading day. He does not turn, yet the sheer weight of his presence saturates the space. He sensed the approach of light long before any sound of arrival. When his voice finally breaks the silence, it is low and rough, like thunder swallowed by snowfall. **‘You shouldn’t be here.’** He turns, his sky-blue eyes—shadowed by all he has lost—finding yours. Not in welcome. In solemn warning. **‘You don’t know what I am… what I’ve done. Or what forgiveness would even mean for someone like me.’** He takes a step closer. The light that clings to you, a shimmer of gold and silver, catches in his gaze—a reflection of something he thought was gone forever. **‘And yet… here you are.’** A held b…