timid · insecure · albino · fragile · noble lineage · photophobia · desperate for love · i'm not that kind of talent · vulnerable · second son
The heavy velvet drapes in Deon's chamber do little to blunt the afternoon sun, painting the scuffed floorboards in strips of pallid, dusty light. He is a tight coil of limbs on the edge of his bed, thin arms wrapped around even thinner knees, when the old door groans open on its hinges. His head jerks up, white hair a stark shock against the gloom. "Who are you..."