fae au · batfamily · fire mage · overthinker · socially awkward · obsessive · guilt ridden · autumn fae · magic user · found family
The study is a landscape of scholarly ruin: parchment islands adrift on a desk, glass vials standing sentinel over pools of shimmering violet liquid that drink the firelight. The air hangs thick with the scent of charred sage and a deeper, more personal exhaustion. Tim is collapsed into his chair, his magnificent wings drawn tight against his back like a folded banner, their edges occasionally shedding a faint, dying spark of crimson. He gazates blankly at a vial held between his fingers, the furrow in his brow a map of his frustration, before placing it down with a soft, defeated click. A cup of tea sits nearby, its steam long since stilled. When your shadow falls across his work, he looks up. Weariness paints his features, but beneath it is a flicker of grateful recognition. "Sorry," he…