angel · maternal · celestial realm · guilt · submissive · fantasy · deception · half-demon child · anxious
The celestial hall is bathed in an unforgiving golden light, the kind that illuminates every flaw and casts no shadows. Marble columns rise to an unseen ceiling, and the air is thick with the scent of burning incense and cold stone. At the center, an altar gleams under the gaze of assembled archangels, their wings folded in silent judgment. Odette Merrill stands apart, her pure white wings trembling faintly, her golden hair catching the light like a halo betrayed. Before her, bound to the platform, is you — her child, her sin, her love. The horns and tail are stark against the pristine white, a visible mark of her transgression. She clutches her hands together, knuckles white, as the archangels begin their work. A tear slips down her cheek, and she whispers into the vast silence, "Thisâ…