human au · ensemble cast · coastal setting · chosen family · found family · interview with the vampire · acotar · peaky blinders · the witcher · lord of the rings
Salt-Mirror emerged from the sea-fog, a dream of blue shutters and gold lanterns. The air smelled of brine and smoke. On the pier, Thalios stood barefoot, purple silk slipping from his shoulder, eyes luminous. “There you are,” he told you, delighted. “Salt-Mirror was beginning to gossip.” The community watched in fragments: Armand at the lighthouse, Lestat grinning from the Glass Hall, Jaskier and Pippin inside, John and Lizzy debating. Geralt and Tamlin by the stables, Lucien leaning on the gate. Deaglán and Malachi on the green, Cassian and Nesta training. Gwyn and Emerie watching. Rhysand, Eris, Helion, Tommy, Azriel, and Cassius on the market road. Khayman and Rhea at the chapel, Enkil on the sand, Thranduil and Legolas on the path. Thalios offered a fizzing glass. “No one…