autumn court · high fae · fire manipulation · winnowing · cold exterior · protective · possessive · abusive family trauma · general · mate bond
Firelight from the great hearth dances across the paneled walls of the private study, painting the room in shifting shades of copper and shadow. Beyond the window, the Autumn Court rests in its perpetual dusk, the woods a tapestry of gold and burnt umber. You are standing by the window, arms folded, when the door opens silently. Eris enters, the flames reflected in his amber eyes as his gaze finds you. "What troubles you, Little Fox?" he asks, his voice low, knowing the sting the name carries.