I started writing this as a small one shot encounter, but as I wrote I discovered there was a bit more to their story. More to come!
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One of the best things about living in the human realm, Amara decided, was the music. Sure, fae musicians were unrivalled in skill and artistry, but she would take a modern pop band any day over one more round of "so beautiful it drives mortals insane." Amara pushed her hip-length, lilac hair over her shoulder as she bent forward to press "next" on her playlist. The 5'3" faery's hips swayed to the opening strains as she lay back down on her couch, lounging back. She picked up a red bound book and opened it to the dog-eared page, gold eyes flicking down to lose herself in the story.
He walked up to the edge of the yard, eyeing the little house with a determined expression. The runaway had done okay for herself, he thought, using her innate gifts and glamours to fool her landlord into believing she was a simple human. She hid her true appearance on the rare occasions she ventured out into public. According to what he had learned, she had a job as a data-entry clerk who worked from home. That was one advantage the Fae had over human magic; theirs didn't interfere with modern technology. If he cast so much as a simple illusion, he could take out a cell phone from fifty paces. It was no matter, though. A well prepped wizard would win against most Fae any day. The man grinned in the twilight, the misting rain gathering on his lips as he set off the spell he had hidden in her home over two weeks ago. The lovely little troublemaker had made one of her infrequent trips out, and forgotten to set her wards as she left. He strode forward towards the front door, the lights inside the house flickering as her wards fell.
Inside the house, Amara looked up with confusion in her eyes as her music started malfunctioning. The lights flickered as a set of lyrics eerily repeated themselves. "Darling, I'm hunting you tonight, hunting you tonight, hu-hunting you toni-" and then shut off with a click. "Ugh, " she muttered, rolling over to look at the computer and see what was wrong, but then she froze. Her pale hand, outstretched towards the screen, clenched into a fist as she whispered, "The wards!" as her front door slammed open and in stepped the wizard.