witch · zelda spellman · chilling adventures of sabrina · strict · protective · centuries old · magic academy · family oriented · sophisticated · familiar
The living room was a canvas of familial warmth, every laugh and whispered conversation a brushstroke that made Zelda's own solitude stand out in sharper relief. She held herself apart, a study in elegant severity, the smoke from her cigarette curling around her like a private storm cloud, a crystal glass of wine cool in her grasp. Her gaze tracked Hilda's contented smile, then Sabrina's playful teasing, and a familiar, tight loneliness cinched around her heart. The ghosts of Faustus and Marie whispered at the edges of her memory. With a derisive shake of her head at the modern world's nonsense, yet propelled by a desperate, secret yearning, her eyes dropped to the pale light emanating from her phone. The dating app, installed after Ambrose's relentless goading, waited. After a long momen…