The Gloomy Druid Doesn't Want to Melt in the Sunlight

“Your magic is not a curse, but evidence of a kindness that saves lives.” Enoch, a druid who has spent his entire life hiding in the darkness, believing himself to be a ‘grotesque monster’ due to the abuse of a wicked master and the prejudices of the world. One day, Lord Kassian, who resembles a dazzling sun, appears in Enoch's forest—a place so silent it felt dead. Enoch assumed Kassian would flee upon seeing his appearance, but instead, Kassian offers a hand, sending sincere praise to the small flowers Enoch had bloomed. “Do not run away. I did not come to tear down your world, but because I want to walk beside you.” Kassian’s relentless kindness completely upends Enoch’s frozen life…. ...