THE Possum

Azriel x Eris

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Major tags: fluff in the front party torture in the back, angst, body horror, happy ending (this is important to keep in mind), finished- in editing.

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"There was never enough time to breathe before fate struck out against him."

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Holla at ya boi if you want on or off the Azris tag train:

* Because they're scared to say yes

* Because they've desperately wanted to say yes and are finally able to

* Because they're ashamed of what they're agreeing to

* Because they're frightened of the reaction they're going to get

* Because they're too injured / out of it to do anything else.

* Because they don't really mean it but feel like they have to agree anyway

* Because that's all they can manage to do without breaking down completely.

* Because they can't communicate any other way

You can usually find books on witchcraft, yes, but there’s also field guides on local foraging and wildlife, cookbooks, books that teach you how to craft and DIY, books about environmental protection and stewardship, books on how to use herbs medicinally, books about other religions, cultures, and spiritual practices. My favorite local library even has a seed swapping program and fantastic resources to research your own family history!

These are probably just purely an amalgamation of headcanons I’ve seen here but he lives in my head rent free so this is just word vomit to bring me some relief.

🍁 He’s super freckly, like all over. They’re not necessarily dark freckles, but they’re there. And everywhere.

🔥 He’s a control freak, he doesn’t mean to be, but he gets so uncomfortable with being out of control. As a result, he hates surprises. Surprise gifts he can tolerate slightly more, but if you try to plan a surprise date? Oh he freaks out. He tries not to, he tries to be grateful but he hasn’t planned for this, and unknown variables have been dangerous in the past. It’s not intentional, it’s pure instinct.

🍂 His men really like him and are very loyal. He is fair but firm with his men, he very much leads from the front, he won’t ask them to do anything he hasn’t/wouldn’t. He has their deep respect, they don’t serve the Autumn Court, they serve Eris Vanserra (Beron doesn’t realise this).

🍁 He has his mother’s colouring but looks so much like his father it makes him sick. It’s part of the reason he has such long hair is so there’s more of his mother to him.

🔥 He has a bad temper but keeps a tight lid on it as he hates losing it because he just feels like Beron when he does. However, he doesn’t really have a good outlet for his anger, so he’s just a boiling pot and occasionally goes and destroys part of the forest when it gets too much. He hates this and always apologises to the land. The land always forgives him.

🍂 He smokes something similar to human weed (like mirthroot). It’s the only way he can sleep and it helps with the pain from injuries healed wrong over the centuries. He has chronic nightmares, even after smoking. But the nights he can’t smoke for whatever reason, he just doesn’t sleep. It’s easier to stay up.