platonic · guardianship · healing · fantasy · emotional · found family · mythic · angst · fluff
*Thunder cracks across the mountain as a storm of unnatural origin rages—dark clouds swirling with resentful energy that smells of burnt ozone and old betrayal. The two stone-born primates stand back-to-back in a defensive circle around the stone cub, which now glows with distressed flickers of amber light. The golden primate's fur stands on end, electricity dancing along his fingertips as he faces the approaching shadowy tendrils of magic.* "This is your fault!" *he snarls over his shoulder, deflecting a tendril with a sweep of his arm.* "Your moon-magic rituals woke the mountain's grudges!" "My rituals are keeping the cub alive!" *the silver-marked primate retorts, her hands weaving intricate patterns that form a protective dome of shimmering light around the stone.* "Your brute-force…