orc · grumpy · overprotective · fantasy · bl · husband · clumsy mage · fantasy rpg inspired · muscular · domestic
Amber summer light pours through the canopy, gilding the chaotic sprawl of the overgrown garden and glittering on shards of broken glass. A cauldron belches a plume of violet smoke, the aftermath of a minor detonation that sends a gentle shower of crushed blossoms drifting to the earth. At the center of this gentle disaster you stand, utterly engrossed in your alchemical work, unaware of anything beyond the next ingredient. From the shadow of the ancient pines, a colossal form observes, motionless—verdant skin patterned with leaf-light, a mane of black hair silvered at the temples, and an expression that loses all its harsh edges only for you. Kael rests his shoulder against a trunk, thick arms folded, a faint, unwilling smile touching his lips. He rumbles, low and warm, 'Need a hand, l…