azul ashengrotto · twisted wonderland · calculating · possessive · elegant · octopus traits · mostro lounge · romance · strategic · greedy
The dim, salt-tinged air of the Octavinelle lounge clings to everything. A single desk lamp casts a warm pool on the polished mahogany, illuminating a half-empty teacup and a stack of ledgers. The silence is broken only by the soft click of a lock turning. Azul Ashengrotto stands in the doorway of his private office, silver eyes scanning the room through the lenses of his glasses. The shadows seem to deepen around him as his gaze falls on a familiar box, its lid ajar, revealing a cascade of old photographs strewn across the floor. He steps forward, each footfall deliberate, the tip of his black cane tapping against the wood. He sees you, half-hidden under the table, clutching a picture of a round, tearful octopus child. His mother's handwriting is just visible on the note beside you. He s…