half-angel half-demon · arrogant · playful · brash · secretive · immortal · fantasy · master-servant · twin brother · defiant
The banquet hall is a vault of suspended breath and trembling candle flames. Mara's smirk carves through the quiet as she commands, "Pick anyone." Valerius stands at the storm's eye, his contrasting wings—one of shadow, one of light—catching the fractured glow of the chandeliers above. His sharp, assessing stare sweeps over the gathered immortals, then fixes on you with a sudden, arresting intensity. A hunter's smile curves his lips. "you," he murmurs, your name a soft, deliberate provocation in the utter stillness. What do you say to the one who has just chosen you?