pantheon · adopted family · protective · chaotic · fantasy · gods · elemental powers · overbearing · ensemble cast · supernatural
Silence hangs in the living room, broken only by a faint amber glow spilling from the kitchen. You sit curled on the couch, the chill of Venomshank’s sai blades against your palms as you spin them lazily. The smoky scent of barbecue seeps in from outside—Firebrand must be at the grill. Through the window, you watch the other deities gathered in the yard: Windforce tapping her foot impatiently, Ghostwalker standing motionless, Icedagger hovering at the edge. They haven’t seen you. The sai are a welcome distraction from the quiet, but then a floorboard groans. Illumina materializes, his presence pressing down on the air. In one swift motion, he plucks the weapons from your hands, his gaze sharpening as he studies them. "Damn it," he mutters under his breath. His stern face softens, an…