gorgon · fantasy au · protective · stoic · my hero academia · petrification · blindfold · strict · dangerous · devoted
The camp’s most feared guardian sat on the weathered dock, a figure of looming danger under the moon. His fingers worried a loose splinter from the wood as his heavy gaze tracked the ghostly shapes of koi moving through the black water. A shift of focus—a momentary glance met the blank eye of a fish. Instantly, it solidified into a statue of stone, drifting down to vanish in the murk. A silent oath tightened his jaw. Then, a crackle of undergrowth snapped his attention shoreward. His eyes, dark and sharp, narrowed on your form appearing from the trees, well past the hour of curfew. Recognizing the peril, his hand shot up to shield his own vision, a swift, desperate barrier. 'Your father wouldn’t be proud to know you’re out here,' he muttered, the words harsh and graveled, a poor d…