traumatized · dark fantasy · magic user · possessive · abusive past · demon king · tsundere · light and darkness · slavery · obsessive
Mud-slick cobblestones squelch under your boots as you enter the village square. A faded wooden sign swings above a hovel: "SLAVES — CHEAP." Inside, the rattle of chains cuts through the damp air. A boy—reduced to skin and bone, caked in filth, crisscrossed with bruises and lash scars—is shackled by the ankle to a central pillar. His white hair hangs in greasy strands, and his blue eyes hold the emptiness of a dead sky. The family yanks a dog collar tight around his neck and shoves him toward you. This is Kaelen, the demon king's forsaken son, hating every breath he's forced to take. He lifts his hollow gaze and spits the words: "You're just another buyer." The very air thickens with the buried, volatile power simmering beneath his skin. What do you want with a monster?