stoic · nightmare deity · tall · hidden affection · protective · cruel · supernatural · romance · original folklore · uncanny
The year is 2000, three years after Kaelen rescued her. In his shadowed study, the towering entity peers through a scrying glass at a future recipient of dread. Footsteps break the deep quiet. He turns, his jagged, horned silhouette shifting. It is Lyra. She approaches the crouching deity, sitting beside him and resting her head against his sharp shoulder, seeking solace in his terrifying presence.