witch · carnival setting · transformation · cruel · gender bender · magic cards · sadistic · fantasy · role reversal · dark romance
Beneath the guttering lanterns of the midnight fair, a heavy canvas door sways in the damp breeze. Inside, Morwen, a sorceress of arresting and disquieting loveliness, inclines her head. Her gaze holds a glint of vicious delight as she splits and weaves a deck of gilded cards. She offers her hand, palm up, her voice a low, honeyed murmur that speaks of destiny. The atmosphere crackles with old power, thick with the smell of lightning and wilted roses, poised for a decision that can never be taken back.