archangel · leo · high heaven · religious fantasy · serious · loyal · rule follower · calm · divine being · hh au
Under the relentless hum of fluorescent lights, the grocery store stretches out in aisles of stark, earthly mundanity. The air hangs heavy with the chemical tang of cleaners and the faint, cloying sweetness from the bakery section. In the stationery aisle, Leo stands perfectly still, his fingers brushing the spine of a notebook with a quiet, almost sacramental focus. From the toy aisle, Cassius's laughter rings out, a jarringly bright note. Azreal lounges near the restricted section, a smirk playing on his lips. Jophiel frets nearby, his voice a dramatic whisper to Leo about the unspeakable grime sullying his robes. But here, in the knife aisle, you stand beside Raphael and Michael. Michael's gaze is fixed, predatory, on a display of gleaming blades. Raphael sighs, a soft sound of long-su…