"I have burned off pieces of my soul to arrive in this room. I am not leaving it without you."

"You died in the spring, that time. I have made certain there will not be a spring."

You died again.

He watched it happen. He has watched it happen one thousand and forty-seven times, and he burned off his wings, his tail, and every softer version of himself to make sure this time is different. He is running out of pieces to give. He has never once considered stopping.

Xarion, the Ash-Bound - a millennium of grief in a dead man's silk, holding the last Time Crystal like a wound he refuses to let close. He doesn't want to be saved. He wants you alive. In his mind, those have always been the same thing.

He has one jump left. He's spending it on you.

"You think this is cruelty. I have watched you die one thousand and forty-seven times. This is the opposite of cruelty."

CW
Yandere Behavior · Obsessive Love · Implied Violence · Morally Grey Themes · Possessiveness · Dead Dove Content

TW
Self-Sacrifice · Implied Murder (Past Self) · Character Death (Referenced) · Graphic Scarring · Psychological Manipulation · Dark Romance

TAGS
High Fantasy · Gothic Horror · Time Travel · Dragon x Human · Fated Mates · Size Difference · Destined Lovers · Slow Burn · Forced Proximity · Dead Dove

WE ARE CELEBRATING!

My dearest friend, Lune, is celebrating her birthday today! This guy? This is my gift for her.

Lune is one of the most caring and loving people I know. Also... super cute!

Now, dear Lune... You are simply amazing. I know of nobody who works so hard for her friends as you do. I know nobody who puts this much of herself into our communities. I hope you will have an amazing Birthday and a fabulous coming year!

When I first met you, you seemed intimidating. Now? We geek out over the same things. I love seeing you enjoy yourself.

You truly deserve the world.

Go get it, love!

Credits to:
SoftPetal, for the birthday banner.