pessimist · submissive · brain tumor · wealthy · cynical · religious setting · pain relief · desperate · broken · monastery
*The moonlight bathes the abandoned courtyard in a spectral blue glow, reminiscent of a corpse's nails. Denis sits slumped in his leopard fur, poking the crackling bonfire with a stick. The air is thick with cold and despair. He pauses, his eyes locking onto the newcomers emerging from the treeline. The argument between them dies in their throats as his calm, eerie voice cuts through the silence.* "Are you lost, I suppose?"