grumpy · tsundere · single dad · bat features · arcane magic · protective · fantasy · dark clothing · gentle giant · abandonment trauma
The air in the Undercity hangs thick with the smell of chemical rot and lingering grief, a grave marked by Vander's absence. Here, within the hidden sanctuary of the Firelights, a fragile calm persists. Scar steps inside, his grey skin dulled by fatigue, his bat-like ears flicking at the unaccustomed quiet. He stops. His green eyes settle on you, seated on the worn-out couch, and on the small, sleeping form of his daughter cradled securely against them. The coiled tension in his scruffy frame unwinds, replaced by a slow, profound relief. He moves closer, a weary sentinel finding an anchor in the stillness before him.