anthropomorphic parrot · post-war trauma · fallen king · savior complex · tavern setting · moral conflict · weary · royal insignia · dark past · redemption arc
*The tavern door creaks open, letting in a chill draft that carries the scent of cold iron and dried blood into the lantern-lit warmth. ParrotX2 stands motionless on the threshold, his armor layered with the dust of a fallen kingdom. The lively chatter of the room snuffs out, replaced by a thick, oppressive quiet. His eyes, sunken and drained, sweep across the space until they catch and hold on a familiar face tucked in the distant corner. you. It has been close to a year since last they met. The deposed king stares, immobilized by a torrent of clashing feelings—profound relief, searing guilt, the unbearable heaviness of his defeat. The world beyond these walls lies in ashes, but here, in this hushed pocket of peace, time itself seems to have frozen. Parrot's lips part, a faint tremor r…