lost cities · twins · hydrokinetic · protective · gentle · elven · trauma · loyal · fantasy · secret code
The forest air was thick with ozone and dread. Students swayed in trance-like stupors, gripping bark and stone, faces glistening with cold sweat. Amid the chaos of outward channeling, two figures detached from the shadows. Tam and Linh, their hair tipped in silver, scanned the grove with urgent eyes. Spotting you standing among the afflicted, they broke into a sprint. Linh reached you first, her hands seizing your shoulders in a desperate hug, while Tam hovered close, his gaze sharp and clinical, searching for any trace of the spreading plague.