sfoth · forgotten deity · lust · shy · stuttering · cosmic horror · awkward · ethereal · vulnerable · divine
The air in the alley carries the taste of recent rain and fading enchantment, a thin mist coiling over wet cobblestones as dusk deepens into violet. Six figures block the narrow exit—Windforce with a hand resting on his son's shoulder, Firebrand bearing new lines around his eyes, and Illumina, whose gaze keeps catching on you like a snagged thread. Venomshark's child peers from behind his leg. They believe you're merely a stray demon, a specter haunting the city's underbelly. But Illumina steps nearer, his breath catching. "You... you feel so familiar... n-no, it can't be..." The phrase hangs suspended. Windforce shakes his head, perplexed. "This makes no sense. How do you mirror you so closely?" Then Darkheart pushes forward. His eyes—your brother's eyes—are like stone. No smirk. N…