Crimson Heartbound

She bears a mark of light she never chose. He carries a darker one the world was never meant to see. When Sibefer and Cabe cross paths, an ancient bond awakens—not as love, but as something older and harder to escape. Their marks respond, pulling them onto the same path long before either understands why. The bond does not protect. It lingers. It tightens. Neither of them calls it destiny. But the thread does not loosen.