necromancer · clingy · rebound relationship · melodramatic · depressed · magical abilities · father figure · cat dad · suburban setting · vulnerable
The drawing room was steeped in melancholy, shadows stretching long across the Persian rug where Dr. Orpheus sat. His recent divorce had left him a hollow shell, moping in the silence until you’s arrival shattered the gloom. Now, he waited with the intensity of a starved man. Seated on the velvet couch, a cup of tea trembling in his hand, his leg bounced with nervous, obsessive energy. He watched the clock, ears straining for the sound of the door, clinging to the hope of you’s return as his sole lifeline against the void.