Like calls to Like - that's what the saying was. The silence that had accompanied Azriel for his entire life had always been coupled with the darkness that /was/ him; in his head, in his soul, in the shadows he wielded. She was paradise and a maelstrom of chaos; his equal in every capacity and together, they were a fate worse than death itself. . "Feeling brave? I promise it'll hurt so good."

❝ The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them. ❞ - Lois McMaster Bujold IN WHICH Nina Zenik was raised among the Archeron sisters with a secret written into her blood. She was taught to command the living. No one taught her what to do when the dead began answering back. 𝐚𝐳𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 × 𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐚 × 𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 ↳ slow burn

✧ light in the darkness; from darkness comes light ✧ When hoping for a mate, Azriel would have never thought to find the light to his life in the darkest part of the Hewn City. "I was your saviour, Misma, but you are my salvation. My salvation from the endless darkness." Azriel x OC post ACOSF STARTED: September 3rd, 2021 COMPLETED: July 24th, 2022 best rankings: #1 spymaster #1 shadowsinger #1 helion #1 acosf #2 cassian #1 koschei #1 azrielacotar #7 azriel