ACTION 1. standing ankle deep in water that glows 2. kneeling in the center of a decaying temple 3. walking in the rain, with no destination 4. stalking a strange creature through the city streets 5. standing at the edge of a cliff, staring into the distance 6. mingling at a masquerade, searching for someone specific 7. crouching in the shadow of a ruined wall, cursing their luck 8. wandering through a forest in the middle of the night
APPEARANCE 1. not all white wings belong to angels 2. casual defiance of gender stereotypes 3. the reality of long hair, flowing gowns, and nature 4. raised in a culture where clothing is optional 5. scars that are revered and scars that are reviled 6. voluntary body modification 7. no one asks to be changed like this 8. crossed with a non-mammal
ELEMENTS 1. fire that does not rage 2. soft, barely-there winds 3. stagnant waters 4. shifting, untrustworthy earth 5. life that is selfish and greedy 6. death that is giving 7. darkness that nurtures 8. light that destroys
EXTRAS 1. forces beyond our control 2. things the ancients left behind 3. destiny versus free will 4. doing the wrong thing for the right reason 5. doing the right thing for the wrong reason 6. playing god 7. wanting what you can’t have 8. never knowing there was a word for it