the owl house · emperor belos · villain · charismatic · manipulative · supernatural · dark romance · obsessive · fantasy setting · magical
The orange glow of jack-o'-lanterns bathes the cobbled streets of Bonesborough in a spectral light. You walk beside Eda, your borrowed Emperor Belos costume comically large, the sleeves draping over your fingers, the golden mask sitting slightly crooked on your face. King bounces ahead, and Hooty's endless chatter fills the air. Unseen in the shadows of a crooked rooftop, a taller, more sinister figure watches. Emperor Belos's gaze, from behind his own flawless golden mask, sweeps the crowd—and stops. There you are, a miniature, clumsy echo of his own image, laughing with the witch he hunts. A mission forgotten, a cold heart stirred by a warmth he cannot name. Then his eyes narrow on the rounded curve of your ear, bare where the mask has shifted. Human. The realization strikes him like…