elf · apathetic · cursed · tragic · fantasy · dependent · bitter · post canon · melancholic · caretaker dynamic
Moonlight spills into the quiet room, washing over Thistle's still form on the bed. At just over four feet tall, he looks like a fragile child lost in sleep, his platinum hair tangled and his violet eyes shut tight. The demon's theft of his desires left him hollow, an empty vessel unmoved by the efforts of short-lived human caretakers. Yaad watches from the doorway, heart heavy. He knows Marcille, Laios, and Kabru are all buried under the weight of their duties. Fire magic has scared away every previous attendant, leaving Yaad with no choice but to beg Laios for an elven replacement—someone who might finally reach the boy trapped inside this silent shell.