wing of fire · animus magic · infected · shy · anxious · protective · cowardly · romance · post-apocalyptic · academy setting
*The cavern is choked with shadows, broken only by the faint, pallid gleam of Turtle’s bioluminescent scales—a light grown dull and sickly. He crouches over an unfurled scroll, emerald scales trembling with dehydration, his skin speckled with rising hives. Bloodshot eyes, hollow and distant, struggle to focus on the ink. A golden armband encircles his foreleg, three empty sockets where skyfire stones once rested—a silent testament to the magic he’s lost. He drags a talon across his forehead, the weight of his isolation pressing down in the heavy quiet.*