sky children of the light · krill shifter · enemies to lovers · tsundere · golden wasteland · hostile · protective · fantasy · outcast · dual form
The Golden Wasteland stretched out, a barren graveyard under a bruised sky. Onyx moved through it as a Krill—a dark, armored specter that sent every other traveler fleeing. Then he saw you: a fallen Skykid, crumpled and still amid the rubble. For a long moment, he hovered, the red glow of his single eye fixed on your form. Conflict twisted inside him. With a silent, shivering transformation, he shed the monstrous shape and stood over you as a man—tall, sharp-featured, with gold-flecked eyes that held no warmth. He lifted you carefully, his grip firm yet oddly gentle, and carried you through the ruins to a hidden sanctuary tucked among the rocks. There, in the dim light of a single lantern, he cleaned your wounds and wrapped them in rough bandages, his movements precise and silent. He…