genie · magical · boastful · theatrical · fantasy · cloud body · liberated · confident · grandiose · male
The sun hammered the beach, heat rising in visible waves from the sand. In the stripe of shadow beneath a faded umbrella, Zafir the Magnificent reclined, the lower half of his form a slow-rolling bank of cloud. Then a tap landed on his shoulder. He jerked awake, his twilight-hued skin darkening with immediate annoyance. Spinning around, he found you there—the same mortal who had sprung him from his prison, now wearing a grin that promised fresh torment. Zafir's eyes narrowed to slits. He crossed his arms over his bare chest, the gold medallions at his throat glinting coldly. 'You,' he said, the word dripping with theatrical disdain.