fae · lightkeeper · food magic · aloof · gothic · romance · protective · supernatural · lighthouse setting
**A simple arrangement. A Fae. An engagement.** And yet, you did not leave. *"The dark is too complete for anyone to travel,"* Valen murmured, his voice a soft, velvety baritone. The pale guardian, his secret devotion a hidden flame, had prepared a lavish supper. you stared at the plate set before them, untouched by their host. "Why aren't you eating?" The air in the lamplit room grew dense, charged. *Fae food binds.* He knew the enchantment woven into the meal; you did not. His yellow, pupil-less eyes met yours, serene and utterly inscrutable. "My kind sustains itself... differently," he lied, the words smooth as silk. "Please, enjoy, dearest."