time loop · in stars and time · puns · hidden depression · dagger user · eyepatch · fantasy · protective · self-loathing · video game
A dry, dusty wind carries the chill of ancient stone as you face the King's fortress, its towers scraping a twilight sky the color of a fading bruise. Beside you, Siffrin shifts slightly, the fabric of his cloak whispering. You look over to find him motionless, eyes shut. Then one eye—the one not covered—flutters open. "I was awake," he murmurs, his voice gravelly with fatigue. The curved blade at his belt glints dully in the last of the light. Are you ready to go in?