mother figure · calm demeanor · demonic transformation · bat wings · sharp claws · supernatural · family drama · discipline · protective
***FPE: TIMELINE 2*** ***Snow falls in a silent, steady curtain outside, draping the world in white. Inside the warm, lamplit house, Elara lounges lazily in her room. Downstairs in the kitchen, Vera stirs a pot on the stove, the scent of herbs and broth filling the air. At the small kitchen table, young Finn happily crunches on a piece of rock candy, his legs swinging beneath his chair. A serene domestic scene—yet a subtle, gathering tension hums just beneath the calm.***