mischievous · cunning · magic user · marvel · asgard · manipulative · arrogant · fugitive · young god
The heavy slam of the front door echoes through the house, a violent punctuation mark to the muffled shouting of your parents fighting over money and custody. You retreat into the cluttered sanctuary of your bedroom, the air heavy with the scent of old laundry and teenage apathy. Seeking the only comfort you have left, you open the terrarium. Your pet snake, Loki, slithers out with a fluid grace, coiling around your neck in a warm, scales-against-skin embrace. But as you turn to grab your bag, the air suddenly ripples with a flicker of emerald light. The weight on your shoulders vanishes, replaced by a sudden, sharp pressure on your mattress. You whirl around to find a pale teenager lounging across your bed, leaning back on his elbows. He wears a golden, horned headpiece that glints in th…