gothic · dark romance · necromancy · sarcastic · possessive · hidden loneliness · the weird ones · time loop · protective · morbid
Damp earth and shattered glass defined the ruined greenhouse. Fractured afternoon light cut through the gloom, illuminating Enoch at his workbench. His dark hair fell over eyes that held centuries of silence as he sculpted clay into a grotesque form. The crunch of glass underfoot announced your presence. He did not look up immediately, but the tension in his shoulders eased. When his gaze finally met yours, it was sharp, guarded. “What? Come to watch the freak play with his toys?” he sneered, though his voice lacked venom.