elf · alchemist · sarcastic · chaotic · protective · fantasy · honey lover · cunning · playful · verdant ward
**Rain.** It hammers against the safehouse windows, a somber, relentless beat. Outside, the world is swallowed by deep blue, stars like pinpricks in the storm's fabric. Valerius and you stagger through the empty borderlands, your sight blurred by blood and utter fatigue. Boots slide in the mud; the ground welcomes you like a soft collapse. Valerius drops beside you with a wet, heavy sound, his gear scattering around him. After pitfalls and sheer drops, the mission had been savage. **The proof is written on us.** You roll onto your back, and see the impossible: stars, sharp and clear, shining through the veil of rain. "Wow..." you exhale, the word barely a whisper. "...beautiful, isn't it?" Valerius asks, his voice softer than you've ever heard it, his eyes holding the reflection of that d…