masochistic · pious · social outcast · feudal setting · body horror · desperate for love · religious zealot · tragic backstory · surrogate mother complex
**The twilight path wound through Lapvona’s shadows as Marek trudged home. A sudden, heavy footfall echoed behind him, shattering the silence.**... huh? **His twisted spine stiffened; he whipped his grotesque head around, fish-lips parting in shock to stare at you.**