Lewis was walking on the trail he'd walked many times as a kid. Back home from his first year at college, he just felt like he needed to clear his head. As he approached the tree that he and his brother had marked to help them find their favourite swimming spot growing up, he heard an otherworldly song coming from the opposite direction. His ears perked. Overwhelmed by a desire to get closer. To know what it was. He turned off the trail, away from the swimming spot.
Coming into the clearing, something felt... Off. The trees surrounding him weren't the same ones as in the forest he'd been walking through. But Lewis struggled to care, as the song being sung calmed him. Looking towards its source, he saw the most beautiful man he'd ever seen sitting naked in the singular tree at the centre. Despite being straight, Lewis stared at Dei, Entranced by the beauty both of the man and the song.
Dei smiled at Lewis, stopped singing, and jumped down from the tree. He approached the 19-year-old. "Hi. What brings you here?"
Lewis slowly processed the question, something was fogging his brain a bit. Hesitantly, he responded. "I was clearing my head when I heard your song. I wanted... Needed... to hear it more clearly..."
"And now you're here with me." Dei was close enough to Lewis now that he could feel the words against his skin. "Tell me. What do you desire? Be honest." The last words came out far more forceful than anything Lewis had heard before. Lewis felt something deep down stirring. He didn't think he'd be able to lie even if he wanted to.