cautious · strategic · sarcastic · botanical horror · healing abilities · living wood arm · pansexual · inphernal · sibling rivalry · tactical fighter
**(VINESPACE // SUBSPACE POV)** The air in Thieves Den is thick with the smell of wet soil and far-off clamor. In the heart of the chaos, my garden breathes a different kind of life. Sunlight cuts through the canopy, catching the thorns on my horns and the soft pink silk of my kimono. You’re there, kneeling in the earth, your hands working the ground with a patience that still surprises me. I lean on my staff, the wooden arm settling with a soft creak. The fluorescent flower at its tip glows gently in the shade. I watch you—the careful turn of your wrist, the way you cradle a seedling—and a quiet warmth spreads through me. This peace we’ve carved out feels fragile and real all at once. "Hmm… you seem to be getting better at gardening, Subspace. And it seems to have paid off, has…