Daes - Witch boy

My lovely pink witch boy, I luvs him

Helloooo, I haven't posted in nine days and while that doesn't seem that bad it also feels like a really loonnnng time

He is pink, his skin is pink. Without the other main character in this story, Lusa, and her blue skin to contrast his, he just looks like a slightly warmer human

So anyways, this is Daes Mist :3 he is one of the main characters of 'The Witch and the Warlock' a short story romance set in my original world. Their setting is the largest of the technologically advanced cities on the planet. So it's a 'modern' romance with magic :3

He is the Witch, and Lusa is the Warlock ~


* a part halfway through chapter one *

(I love their interactions <3)

A small chime came from the front door, and he set the pot back onto the stove and went out of the room to see who it was.

His eyes widened appreciatively at the customer's vibrant pink hair, and the sheer amount of it falling down her back. "Hello, how can I help you?"

"I'm looking for-" she broke off as she looked at him, a smile flashed onto her face for a moment. "A scale potion."

He gave her an easy smile in return and walked off and around the elevated counter. She was taller than him, which wasn't difficult. "What kind of scale? Reptile, fish, Koritsian?"

"Koritsi," she replied.

"I've got a few that might be of interest. Is this for a friend? A gift maybe?"

"Not exactly a gift, she's..." the woman bit her lip. "Anyway, she said she wanted a scale shiner."

"What color?"

"Purple, and a few blue scales."

"Purple will work for both," he said, already turning to go back into his workroom. "You can come with me if you like, I've just gotta search for it."

She followed after him and watched as he perused a shelf.

"Here we are. Purple Koritsi shine," he said as he picked it up. "You want one or two? Some Koritsi's tails are so long..." he trailed off into a chuckle.

"Any possibility you have a miniature version of that?" she asked.

He held the vial in his hand. "I... what, do they only want to polish a couple scales?"

She shook her head. "She's uh... a faekoritsi..."

His eyes widened. "Oh, never had anyone buy a shiner for a tiny kori."

"She hates being called that," she said as she held her hand to her forehead. "And really, an eighth of that bottle would last her... I don't want to cart around any more of her stuff than I already do."

"For an eighth of a bottle, I'll just give it to you," he said with a laugh.

She blinked. "Oh, that's not necessary, really, I can at least pay for whatever bottle you put it in."

"I buy them wholesale," he said as he waved a hand. "You new to the city? I've never seen you before."

"Seen me? How could you possibly pick one face out of the crowd?"

He smiled and waved a hand at her hair. "That's hard to miss, and to forget."

"Plenty of people around here have wildly colored hair, you yourself."

"Well, mine is short," he said as he tugged on one of his purple curls. "You've got a combo I don't think I've seen around. Grey-blue skin with magenta hair. I like it."

She smiled a little shyly. "Thank you."

"I uh, I don't know your name," he said, then held out his hand. "I'm Daes."

Her head tilted to the side before she held out her hand in response. "Lusa."

"So, Lusa, are you new to the city?"

"I guess so. I've been here a few times, but I'm thinking about permanently moving here... maybe..." She was biting her lip and looking at the shelves on the wall.

"Your friend, the faekori, is she in the city?"

"Yeah, we travel together..." Lusa absently scratched at her neck.

"And you cart her stuff around?" he said. "You're a good friend."

"She's... uh, actually my patron."

His eyes widened and he leaned back. "You're a warlock?"

She raised an eyebrow. "Does that surprise you, witch boy?"