Username + ID: ThousandSounds + 757333
Name: Grump
Prompt: Grump first showed the dark side to his flawed persona when he chose to sacrifice the lives or wellbeing of others for his own gain. While he did it with good intent, he knew deep down it was the most selfish choice he'd made in his entire life. After all, why should he give up what he had just so others could be better off than him. The devil spoke such sweet things to him, he promised that his family would be safe, all he had to do was accept his merciful gift to save himself, just a small favor in exchange for such a precious gift. Though, something he'd wished he knew before accepting the monsters mercy and losing yet another shard of himself to the pits, was that it would cost him his wings, and the power of flight. Of course.. there always was a catch, oh but it didnt' matter when the reward for it seemed so sweet, he just wanted to keep his pups safe from the armageddon.
Little did Grump know he would regret this choice oh so dearly when the devil ripped the rug from underneath him, as in the end he didn't just lose his wings, he lost everything he'd fought for since the beginning. And the tribes banished him to the darkness of wet, echoing caves, like a bat, a local hermit deep within the woods that sat in the middle of nowhere. He was to never return to these lands, nor climb these mountains alive. But the exile meant nothing to Grump, not when the pain he'd felt for years outshined any shred of humiliation, at least they were kind enough to patch his wounds. Now he wanders the twilight zones, cursed forever with a set of wings that would eternally keep him grounded.
some legends paint him as an evil soercerer, or the local witch. Thought, those kind of wifes tales stemmed from a game of tellephone as the historic event faded into nothingness. At least until he met an orphaned little teiron, after relentless uncompliance due to the childs curious nature, the longer they spent together the more attached Grump started to become. Albeit he was reluctant to accept it, because he knew the monsters the lurked the plains that surrounded him, and he didn't want to be reponsible for more loss than he already carried with him, his eart ached knowing howmuch the child idolized him, ignorant to the horrors he was willing to commit due to his own selfishness. And before he knew it, he was a parent once again. He'd caved once more, and he's fallen in love. This little pup had brought him so much joy and brightness in the otherwise dimly and ill-boding world he'd abandoned himself in. He'd become alive once again, he didn't even need wings to be able to soar for his heart could do enough flying on it's own. His heart was starting to heal...And he felt like the two of them would be greater than the world.
But of course, nothing good could last forever. Much like Grump feared, he was soon to tragically lose his newfound child, and his entire world came crashing down hader than ever before, with shaking legs and tightening lungs, he collapsed around his childs limp little frame, clunching onto it for dear life, and as he begged for forgiveness of the past, he felt it, the undying deep rooted regret, the blame, it was too much. And he would give his life to undo his wrongs, if it meant his baby could've lived happily ever after.
sorry for making it so vague but I'm trying to make sure it's cs friendly lmao but also it's a very raw idea fresh out of the brain oven so it's pretty much a skeleton. Mainly inspired by a
song I've just recently become hella obsessed with
