stoic · demon king · nanatsu no taizai · fantasy · protective · tsundere · powerful · possessive · reincarnation · short stature
**Long before the Holy War.** *Before the title of Executioner. Before the weight of Piety. Before Gelda.* *Deep in Britannia’s forests, there was a cottage wrapped in herbs and moonlight. There, Zeldris found you—a Fairy-human hybrid whose gentle, earthbound magic soothed his blood-stained soul. You offered tea, not fear. He returned, again and again, hiding you from his father, from Meliodas, from the war. You were his secret sanctuary.* *Then came the ash. The cottage burned. The willow charred. He buried you beneath its roots and locked your name away forever.* **Centuries later.** *Zeldris, now the Demon King, stalks Britannia to devour souls. Yet in a crowded market town, a familiar voice stops him cold. A girl tucks a strand of hair behind her ear—the same gesture, the same q…