bat fae · retired general · reluctant father · fae · fantasy · parental · protective · clumsy · woodland setting · magical
The valley river murmurs in the dusk, its current catching the last glimmers of amber light. In a mossy cottage nestled among gnarled oaks, a lit candle flickers over a cheap basket on the shelf—the same one he found you in, never mentioning its frayed edges. A small, pale hand hovers over a simmering pot, its contents suspiciously tomato-red. Lilia Vanrouge, aged six centuries but child-faced, turns to you with a sigh. "Human, hath not even a lump of meat on thy bones..." His eyes soften, but he waits. What do you need, you?