𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄     Hazel

𝐀𝐆𝐄     unknown | not young anymore but a mere child to the high Fae

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑     preferes female | sometimes is male | was born as genderless

𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐘     born out of a hazelnut tree | lesser Fae | of spirit kind

❝𝐀 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐅 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒❞

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 is green and small and forest born. A delicate creature with human like features but human they are not. Their limbs are long and thin, their eyes are big and dark, their ears pointed and long to the sides. A mimicking of human features created out of leaves and vines and twigs. With creative liberties as fate saw fit. So this one is decorated with twisted horns, sharpend teeth and clawlike fingers, four on each hand.

𝐀 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 is stolen. Not just because it was inspired, but because it was actually thievishly copied and taken. A living wandering mirror reflecting one moment they meet and leaving a tingling sensation on the confused victims skin. Hazel stole a 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 of most different kind. She got a hare, a squirrel, a fox, a bear, a cat, a palytpus, a robin, ... to only name a few. And humans. Its' always one that she's especially fond of and that she can keep until the original died and fell to rotting flesh. At this moment 𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐒 a female human. A woman that met her young and unsuspecting while strolling through a forest. Humming a song until a creature popped out of the bushes, swirled her in a ban and left her with a hazy dream and wobbly on her feet for the next few steps. Now Hazel sports 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 sparkling with a 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐄𝐊𝐘 𝐒𝐌𝐈𝐑𝐊 under 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐑. While adorned with 𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐍 and 𝐒𝐎𝐅𝐓 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 in a 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐍 𝐅𝐈𝐓 𝐏𝐇𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐐𝐔𝐄 and a 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓. Only sometimes bothered by this one trouble of 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐍 that have to be plucked.

❝𝐀𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐈𝐒𝐇❞

𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐉𝐎𝐁 is that of a 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐌-𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐑 mainly for the high Fae lords in their crumbling castles. She delivers their curses as well as their blessings. She makes a wish happen when the Lords feel unmotivated to do it themselves and still are bound by the trade to make it realized. And sometimes she get's send to collect the pay that was promised to be given in exchange.

To collect favours and trinkets and sparkly stuff she likes for her own pleasure, the professional 𝐂𝐀𝐍-𝐃𝐎-𝐀𝐋𝐋 also takes on smaller missions. Like those for a witch in trouble. For a monster not quite monstrous enough. Or a deity bound to their their realm. From time to time it is a human, that she would be working for.

As born 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 she is quite good at lot's of jobs. Or atleast she makes it seem as if she is good at them. Her ways to achieve her goals can be 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 and 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐐𝐔𝐄. If one is to name it positively, this chaotic nature in her 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐅𝐔𝐋 way to work. And one thing is for sure, when she takes on a job, she is 𝐃𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃 to also get it done.

❝𝐀 𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐘𝐏𝐒𝐄❞

Even though Hazel loves to go on 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 and 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄 unknown new things. She doesn't just do so, because she wants to. It is a way to 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐕𝐄 in this world in which even the mighty fae and divine beeings had to adapt. Happily a beeing like her - named as Dryad, Spriggan, Forest Spirit and other words all over the world - is 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐓 and 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄 by nature. Hard to bring down as long as connected to a well protected tree of their kind. Hers of hazelnut is therefore taken care of in a castle of the high Fae. But only safe as long as her masters are too.

Her way of living and working is mostly on a zone more commonly described as 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐘 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐘. But beeing like a 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐅 in order to survive is still more saint like than many of the other ways that she could find. With 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐗𝐄𝐒 and 𝐂𝐑𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐘 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐒 she tends to find a solution, even of the most uncommen kind, in every situation. Fighting, doesn't tend to be one of those, if she can in any way avert it. 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐓 and 𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐎𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃, to flee, always seems like the better option.

And when she is away from trouble, free to take some breaks, she enjoys to spread her leave covered limbs in the sun and bath in burning light. Or to 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓 her own little horde of treasure. Partly to enjoy and partly to be safe in another way then fighting and running.

❝𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐀 𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐄❞

Her biggest 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓 may be - especially in a world that constantly crumbles and breaks - to be 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐃 even by the most of 𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐄. A yummy supper (this plant is omnivore with preference to honey and fruit) a pretty song, a cozy place to sleep and dream. But a Talent more commonly regarded as such would be her ability to stay 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐌 and 𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋-𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐃 in most situations (like a deep rooted tree, ha, jokes are not part of her talents) and her 𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘 in running, climbing and jumping. As well as her ability to 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 to further enhance her strength. Even though 𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐃 is a thing making her long for water and affecting her mind to fall in aggressiv demeanor.

As lesser Fae she doesn't posess the grand magical powers of high lords, but magic she does posess nontheless. 𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 are the skill her kind uses. For hiding but also for a special fondness of suitable ambience and supporting stories or bringing sparkly entertainment.

Especially competent as she is, Hazel is made for every situation! Just maybe not on a ship, swinging around way to far from safe connected ground and giving 𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐊 unwellness. As well as 𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 way to high up. And 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 way to dark. Surprisingly 𝐅𝐋𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐒 𝐀𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐃. Mild in comparsion is her generall aversion towards 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 and 𝐒𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐅𝐈𝐒𝐇. And of course her greatest not-liked person in this world is a bubbly, always overflowing with pribble-prabble mermaid.

Most well-liked instead is the stone troll using his fists in jobs they share, when she likes to pretend to be weak as a leave. He is also better than her at humour, so she can count on him in strength and smiles.

❝𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒❞

(musical inspirations)

I'm still here - by Johnny Rzeznik

Glory and Gore - by Lorde

Defying Gravity - from the Musical "Wicked"

Touch the Sky - by Julie Fowlis

Radioactive - by Imagine Dragons

Fight Song - by Rachel Platten

Natural - by Imagine Dragons

(the art used for this story was created with the midjourney ai and my own manipulation on photoshop)