#🌹 | she was a forest fire by design (ic)

[chalkoessa]

A red-haired woman stood at a street corner, looking most decidedly out of place in her ancient attire and golden jewellery glittering in the sun. When she saw another had noticed her, she started towards them, her steps lighter than any mortal could ever move across the cobblestone. No-one around seemed to pay her any attention even when they barely avoided colliding with her.

“Hello,” she said and attempted a smile, her voice echoing strangely like she spoke from behind several centuries of time. She cast a look around, her gaze lost and searching for something, her brown eyes mournful. “I’m looking for my son. Do you know where I could find him?”