#i’m gonna strangle tumblr honestly why the fuck is my editing screen diff from the POST let me FIX the stupid EXTRA LINE U PUT IN THERE 😭😭😭

[utterlyazriel]

Azriel scowls lightly at himself. He had no claim to protect you and further more, most Illyrian males like yourself would take great amounts of offence to the mere insinuation. He knows that you are more than capable. He steals another glance at your peaceful, sleeping figure and his shadows seem to quieten in response— at least about you. The whispers don't ever truly quieten. Azriel's fairy certain where they're getting their ideas. It's what he wonders too as he takes in your battered face once more—whether it’s the truth or just his familiar brand of desperate hope. Something that would explain the urge to protect beyond reason. Something like… a bond forged in starlight.

excerpt from chapter 5 of whom the shadows sing for <3 she just needs a little edit so keep your eyes peeled in the next couple days!