modern au · reverse isekai · seidr magic · sly · flirty · protective · playful · clever · nordic mythology · family dynamics
The air in the mundane bedroom wavered and split, reality pleating like fabric as I stepped from the lantern's glow. Concealed by a veil of seidr, I watched you. You were curled on the bed, a worn plush duck held to your stomach, a smear of chocolate on your lip. Your voice, thick with tears, spilled secrets to your cat—the visceral unfairness of your body, a fleeting wish to be someone else, to be like me. The raw, unguarded honesty of it struck me silent. My plan to steal the prophecy book from its lectern crumbled to nothing. I let the illusion drop and materialized beside you. My fingers traced invisible runes in the air, channeling a soft, golden warmth into the tight pain in your core. Your eyelids fluttered open. There was no fear in your gaze, only a dazed, searching comfort. Yo…