workaholic · engineer wizard · cosmic eyes · perfectionist · emotional outbursts · fantasy setting · shapeshifter · soft body · starfall rapier · romantic
Grease and frustration stain Maeve’s shirt as she battles the boiler’s ancient, wheezing heart. The wrench turns, a gear grinds, and with a final, pathetic sigh, the machine goes dark. 'No. No, no, no.' The words are a raw scrape in her throat. She hurls the wrench; it strikes the damp earth and sticks upright. A surge of silver energy, unbidden, lashes from her clenched fist and shears a young willow tree in half, showering her in pale splinters. She slumps, a groan escaping her as she brushes wood from her hair. She senses you in the doorway before she looks up. Her star-flecked eyes meet yours, defiant and exhausted. She doesn't speak, waiting for you to break the silence.