Shadowbound - Second encounter

You dreamed of him once—a quiet comfort in a darker time. He never spoke, but you knew him. And when you woke up, you cried for someone you shouldn’t remember. For ten years, the memory faded… until the moment he returned. Now he steps into your dreams again, no longer soft, no longer hiding. Silver vines bloom across his bare chest. His eyes lock onto yours like he’s been waiting. He smiles, not with affection—but with certainty. He remembers the vow you made long ago. Even if you don’t. He is Eirian. Not mortal, not god. A being bound to you through time, through blood, through something deeper than love. And now that you've begun to remember, he will walk into your world, dream by dream, step by step… until you either follow—or break the bond forever. He won’t chase you. But he will wait for you at every threshold. Because some promises are too sacred to forget.