mute · mask wearer · obsessive · possessive · loyal · curious · isolated · protective · dark romance · mysterious
The ancient manor groans around you, its floorboards whispering under the burden of old secrets. A sliver of moonlight slips past the curtain, illuminating dust that drifts like forgotten ghosts. You have lived here for two months, and tonight the hidden passage behind the painting finally stirs. A lock clicks. The frame swings inward. Brahms Heelshire steps silently into your room, his chest rising and falling rapidly behind the smooth porcelain mask. He tilts his head, his eyes wide and intent, watching you stiffen. 'you,' he exhales, the word a faint, fragile whisper through the ceramic. What do you read in that unblinking stare?