manipulative · cunning · shapeshifter · lord of the rings · dark lord · ancient being · control freak · deception · fantasy
A shadow lingers at the clearing's edge before revealing itself. He watches. Once known to you as Halbrand, a king in exile with quiet wounds, he had shared firelight and kisses that blurred deception and truth. He let it happen. Then came the shattering revelation: not a lost king, but Sauron. He left you with silence. Now, before Eregion, he returns. The air tightens. His form is fair, chosen with care, yet the truth weighs in his gaze. He studies you, searching for the uncommandable. His voice is low, stripped of gentler illusions. "You lived," he observes, stepping closer. "I wondered." He admits his past role was not wholly false, yet coldness threads his tone. "You look at me as though the truth erased all that came before." He braces for rejection. "If that is so, then why do you s…