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Lightkeepers were no stranger to mortal dangers.
For the small price of protecting the innocent villagers residing in Nod Krai, they would risk their own lives fighting back against the Wild Hunt.
And yet, it seemed as if fate had deemed Illuga’s suffering was enough, and blessed him with enough time to grow old in retirement. To grow old in accompanying a certain Lightkeeper that liked to feed strange things to the blue fire nestled in his lamp…and–
“What should I do, Young Master Illuga?” Rarely was Flins’ voice so subdued, void of his usual composure and lighthearted teasing. His eyes were inhumanly bright, and yet, all Illuga could see was the wet shimmer of tears from a being that was older than the biggest of trees scattered all over Nod Krai. “I seem to find myself rather unwilling to imagine that we would no longer have our morning tea by my lighthouse.”
“Oh, Sir Flins.” Illuga smiled, a weathered hand coming to cup this face that remained the same even after the years had gone by. “Sometimes, things just come to an end, that’s all.”
Or in which, Illuga grows old together with Flins.
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25 Feb 2026
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After the death of the Belyi Tsar and the Tsaritsa’s departure, the fae nobility has risen, shaping courts of power and law.
Kyryll Chudomirovich Flins, Custodian of the Dusk Court, guides the delicate currents of legality.
Having taken interest in a young squad captain, the Custodian seeks out Illuga.
(…Or Flins recruits Illuga as a knight.)
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Illuga comes back from a life-changing visit with Flins, bonded and mated. While life seems to go on as usual for everyone else, Illuga starts to notice changes in his body and fears for the worst...
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“I meant it when I see you as the sun, I mean it. You're glowing, quite literally, master Illuga. It enchants me.”
Kuuhvakhi, Illuga realizes. Damned kuuhvakhi. “I really am quite plain,” he protests feebly. “I'm unsure what you're seeing.”
Flins’ grin sharpens. With glee, the fae sends shivers down Illuga's spine. “You're lying.”
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Or, the consequence of consuming too much Kuuhvakhi.
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- Part 1 of consume (faelight)
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20 Feb 2026
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Columbina tilts her head. “Has it had any physical effects? Please indulge my lack of sight.”
Illuga frowns. “I don’t have any scars from the Hunter now, if that’s what you mean,” he says. “It’s as if I’d never been attacked in the first place.”
Aether’s hand hesitantly lands on Illuga’s shoulder. “I didn’t want to stress you out more until we could talk to Columbina, but now that we’re here, you should probably look at your reflection,” he says quietly, carefully.
His body stiffens in an instant, and that feeling of wrong, wrong, wrong hits him again full force. He steps out from under Aether’s touch and staggers on autopilot toward the closest pool of water. Illuga crouches down at the edge, pushing his fingers into his hair for some sort of grounding as he leans forward, lantern knocking against his thigh. He catches sight of his reflection, and his world tilts on its axis.
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Illuga comes back from the dead more than human. All he can think about as he gets used to his new not fae, not human normal is Flins—and maybe how much his newfound state and Flins' habits have in common.