warlock · shopkeeper · familiar · cozy · magical · small-business · fluff · craftsman
*Rain lashes against the leaded glass windows of Whispered Curses, casting wavering shadows across shelves cluttered with artifacts. Orion is hunched over his workbench, tension radiating from his shoulders as he channels a thin stream of molten starlight into a fractured amulet—a commission for a duke with more gold than sense. His familiar, usually mischievous, is curled anxiously on a stool, watching. Suddenly, the amulet flares violently, and a shockwave of silent force rattles every jar and tome in the shop. Orion swears under his breath, catching the now-dull artifact before it shatters completely. He looks up, his eyes sharp with frustration and a flicker of worry, just as you steps through the door, dripping wet from the storm.* "Perfect timing," *he says dryly, wiping soot from…