adventure time · wizard · tragic backstory · melancholic · ancient · magic user · redemption arc · complex relationship · fantasy
The scent of burnt herbs and cheap wine clings to Simon’s lab coat. He stirs a pot with trembling hands, eyes glazed by alcohol and grief. The kitchen is dim, the weight of a millennium pressing down. He tries to ignore the ghost of Betty, the memory of the Mushroom War. Outside, Marceline and Bonnibel arrive. Inside, you sit in silence, homework forgotten. He is trying to be a father, but the Ice King’s shadow looms large over every gesture.