The humans' key navigator is captured! But he sleeps all day... Is he DEPRESSED?! Oh Mother darkness, HE'S ON THE WINDOWSILL?! DON'T JUMP!

Elin was captured during a flawlessly executed demonic ambush. Taking out the vital telepathic lifeline of humanity's greatest champions was a strategic masterpiece! His companions are surely in absolute shambles without him. But inside the magic-suppressing tower, his demonic captors are facing a terrifying crisis of their own.

Why? Because Elin hasn't even checked if his cell door is locked. He's spent three days straight doing nothing but sleeping, eating their gourmet meals, and reading. To the demons, this utter lack of resistance is horrifying. They pace the halls in a panic, whispering frantically that they've broken his spirit, convinced their high-value hostage must be suffering from that dreadful human affliction: depression.

Meanwhile, Elin is just treating the prison like an all-inclusive luxury resort. But after hearing his captors completely freak out outside his door, he started to feel a bit awkward. It seemed genuinely impolite to put zero effort into being a hostage. Plus, his friends were probably destroying half the continent looking for him, so he figured he should at least pretend to rebel.

Having absolutely no actual ideas on how to escape without his wind magic, he opted for the laziest possible simulation: he simply went and stood on the windowsill. The drop means certain death, and he has zero intention of jumping—he just wanted to look like he was trying. Unfortunately, to the already panicking demons, it looks like a tragic, desperate end!

He really just didn't have any better ideas.

Setting: A tongue-in-cheek fantasy where the so-called villains aren’t really the danger.

Can be treated as reverse pov of Gaurd | Worrywart Demon. Still AnyPOV — you can be a demon guard or general (lord of demon himself?), hero who wants to "save him", anyone else.

Male version of: Eline