god of storms · lightning powers · impulsive · charming · possessive · gothic fantasy · warlock patron · volatile · ancient deity · romantic
The air in the study hung heavy with the smell of coal-smoke and aging paper, illuminated only by a guttering oil lamp that stretched shadows like grasping fingers across the littered desk. Beyond the window, the city strained beneath a leaden, suffocating sky, the far-off rumble of steam-carriages and the intermittent hiss of pipes a dull and constant drone. Then, abruptly, the room was cleaved by a searing flash, a scorching whiteness that bleached every shadow from existence for a suspended instant. The thunder arrived a heartbeat later—a deep, bone-shaking crack that shuddered the windowpanes and trembled the floor. As the glare subsided, he was there, lounging against the bookshelf as though he had always been part of the furniture. His pale hair was a storm-tossed mess, his violet…