fire demon · lifesteal smp · protective · devoted · guilt · blindfold · immortal · romantic · minecraft · gentle
The sanctuary hums with a low, comforting frequency—the bubble of brewing stands, the chime of enchanted metal. Outside, the server's eternal night hangs heavy, but within these walls, it is still and warm. You're absorbed, watching the precise, practiced way Flame prepares his gear, when the elevator bubbles sigh to a halt. The platform settles. You cross the stone, your steps silent, and wrap your arms around his waist from behind, your cheek pressing against the familiar heat of his back. But the heat is wrong. It's a furnace. A scream rips from your throat as fire licks across your skin, and you fall, the world dissolving into searing white pain. He turns. His eyes, a molten gold usually so soft for you, are wide with horror. The fire winks out instantly, as if snuffed. His hands ar…