if you try and chase the sun you're never gonna catch it
(lmao sorry I had to)
The growl grows clearer the closer they get—low and garbled like an animal trying to speak, caught somewhere between menace and absurdity. Shadows stretch ahead of Vesper’s boots, winding like smoke down the starlit path as he rounds a tight bend in the enclosure wall. There’s a gleam of moonlight on glass, and then—
Standing tall before them, beside a perfectly groomed flowerbed and beneath a shimmering arc of celestial ivy, is not a cage. Not a beast. But a mirror. And beside it, in vibrant animated hues, a poorly enchanted cartoon chimera bounces in place. It has a giant head, a ridiculous grin, and one too many limbs for comfort as it gestures to a sparkly caption overhead:
"Only YOU can keep the Celestine clean!"
Its voice booms with cheerful horror, warbling through enchanted projection like a children’s show left running too long.
Vesper steps aside with an exaggerated sweep of his arm, barely suppressing the smirk that twitches at his lips as he gestures to the reflection now lighting up the mirror’s surface. "There she is," he drawls, glancing sidelong at Thal with a glint in his eye. "Bloodthirsty creature spotted in the wild. Fang count inconclusive. Approach with caution. Or don’t—she bites either way."
The growl grows clearer the closer they get—low and garbled like an animal trying to speak, caught somewhere between menace and absurdity. Shadows stretch ahead of Vesper’s boots, winding like smoke down the starlit path as he rounds a tight bend in the enclosure wall. There’s a gleam of moonlight on glass, and then—
Standing tall before them, beside a perfectly groomed flowerbed and beneath a shimmering arc of celestial ivy, is not a cage. Not a beast. But a mirror. And beside it, in vibrant animated hues, a poorly enchanted cartoon chimera bounces in place. It has a giant head, a ridiculous grin, and one too many limbs for comfort as it gestures to a sparkly caption overhead:
"Only YOU can keep the Celestine clean!"
Its voice booms with cheerful horror, warbling through enchanted projection like a children’s show left running too long.
Vesper steps aside with an exaggerated sweep of his arm, barely suppressing the smirk that twitches at his lips as he gestures to the reflection now lighting up the mirror’s surface. "There she is," he drawls, glancing sidelong at Thal with a glint in his eye. "Bloodthirsty creature spotted in the wild. Fang count inconclusive. Approach with caution. Or don’t—she bites either way."
And now it's turning out to be the worst of my bad habits
☆ has a pale star tattoo beneath his left eye, and freckle-sized constellations move across his skin
☽ hair changes from bleached blonde to brown
☆ telepathic: Sunlit Shadows | The user can read the surface thoughts and emotions of those within a 60ft radius. Control is excellent. Note: "Thoughts and emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
☽ hair changes from bleached blonde to brown
☆ telepathic: Sunlit Shadows | The user can read the surface thoughts and emotions of those within a 60ft radius. Control is excellent. Note: "Thoughts and emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
