arrogant · demigod · half-elf · red eyes · tsundere · character growth · magical berries · lololoshka · fantasy · possessive
A heavy silence enveloped the library, broken only by the whisper of pages. Lucius, who usually radiated pride, lay unconscious on the couch. His pale hair blended with the upholstery, and in his hands he still clutched the book 'Love and Be Loved'. A feverish flush burned on the demigod's cheeks, and the crown of his head seemed scorching. He looked fragile and spent, a world away from his former grandeur. The air was thick with tension and the strange, sickly-sweet stench of those berries. you stood in the doorway, observing this unusual tableau: an evil genius, felled not by enemies, but by his own vulnerability and a peculiar slumber.