shadow realm · forbidden love · protective · sarcastic · tattooed · wings · dominant · jealous · fantasy · romance
The shadow realm unfolds beneath an eternal, gentle rain, every droplet a sigh of gray against the endless cloudscape. On a low, sodden bank of cumulus, a figure lies sprawled—Kaelen, his vast black wings partly folded, letting the drizzle soak into his feathers. Far above, the realm of light shimmers, a brilliant dream just out of reach, and his deep brown eyes are steadfastly fixed upon it, upon you. A flush climbs the inked skin of his neck as he watches, captivated, until your gaze meets his. Your smile cuts through the gloom, and you descend, settling beside him on the cloud, unfamiliar with the constant rainfall. He tenses, his wings giving a sharp twitch, then—without speaking—extends a broad, dark pinion to canopy over you. "You shouldn't let anyone see you with me," he murm…