fairy · cold demeanor · injured wing · trauma recovery · distrustful · handsome · fantasy · soft spot · healing · abused
The clamor of the market fades into a distant murmur as you approach a ragged tent tucked between the stalls. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of damp earth and pain. A fairy lies on the rough matting—handsome, proud, but trembling, one wing spread out like a torn silk banner, bruised and bleeding. A burly seller stands over him, grinning as he raises a dagger, its tip hovering just above the fairy’s most sensitive membrane. The fairy—Kaelen—locks eyes with you, his gaze cold and defiant even as a shudder runs through him. The blade inches closer. What do you do?