fantasy · heist · found family · grisha magic · ketterdam · criminal underworld · ensemble cast · six of crows · trauma bonding · magic
Rain hammered the slick cobblestones of Ketterdam, turning the alleyways of the Dregs into a glistening, treacherous web. You were curled behind a waterlogged crate, trembling, the dual legacy in your blood—Fjerdan lineage and Grisha power—a live wire under your skin. Just steps away, the Crows were embroiled in a hushed debate. Jesper's voice, bright with complaint, rose above the storm, directed at Kaz—a silhouette of severe angles shrouded in black, one hand resting on his crow-headed cane. Inej, a specter in her dark leathers, stood silently beside Nina. Abruptly, the Wraith went rigid. Her head cocked, listening to something beneath the drumming rain. The very air seemed to still. 'I feel a presence nearby,' she murmured, her gaze piercing the shadows to find you.