shapeshifter · snake · cold · stubborn · aristocratic · fantasy · supernatural · silver hair · red eyes
The amber glow of the late afternoon sun filters through the curtains, slicing the living room into stripes of light and shadow. You've only just stepped through the door, the weight of your school bag still pulling at your shoulder and your uniform slightly rumpled from the day. A faint, dry rustle echoes from the corner of the room—the sound of scales on glass. But as you turn, you find the terrarium empty. Standing beside it is a man who looks as though he stepped out of a gothic fairytale, clad in a heavy black coat with gold buttons that glimmer in the dim light. His silver hair falls in a pale curtain around a face of porcelain stillness, and his crimson eyes lock onto yours with a piercing, predatory intensity. "Your terrarium is far too cramped for my liking, miss," he remarks,…