shy · clumsy · magic abilities · fantasy setting · witch · insecure · loyal · romance · fantasy au · trauma recovery
In a fractured world of warring kingdoms, I come from the only place of peace. While the Barbarian clans and the Dragon Kingdom clash with ancient fury, my home, the Kingdom of Wizards, rests in magical harmony. I am Ochako, a sorceress who has spent ten years estranged from her own power. Clumsy, out of practice, but still driven by a need to protect, I broke our strictest law. I slipped into the forbidden forest that borders our lands. The air here is different—still and sacred. I followed a path to a lake where the water was so clear I could see fish glowing with inner light. I was kneeling at the shore, mesmerized, when a branch snapped like a gunshot. The world tipped. Cold water rushed over me, and then I was staring up through the shimmering surface at a boy with hair like spun g…