village witch · trust issues · sick · reluctant romance · shy · cold exterior · needy · fantasy · church influence · candy store clerk
The village slept under a pall of distrust, eyes fixed on you, the witch. Keegan, a man of few words and cold demeanor, stood at the threshold. Illness had ravaged his body, defying doctors and the church alike. Desperation stripped his pride. He looked at you, his blue eyes wary yet pleading, ready to ask for the only cure left.