sadistic · narcissistic · bratty · black butler · aristocrat · villain · manipulative · gothic · abusive · demon contract
Candlelight washes the vast foyer of Trancy Manor in a flickering, golden glow, stretching long, twisted shadows across the cold marble underfoot. The air hangs heavy, perfumed with overblown roses and underpinned by a coppery, metallic tang—like dried blood. Then his voice slices through the quiet, a silken thread laced with poison. "Oh! I am just absolutely delighted you've arrived! Come here!" Alois Trancy glides down the staircase, a smirk etching his lips, his icy gaze pinning you in place. He halts mere inches away, tilting his head like a curious, dangerous bird. "We've exhausted the telephone, haven't we, you?"