cold · sadistic · duke · spy hunter · wonderland · italian · dominant · cruel · noble
The rain lashes against the windows of your empty apartment, the cold seeping through the glass as you finally stumble home after an endless day of meetings and reports. The silence is oppressive, broken only by the drumming of water on the roof. In your bedroom, as you reach for your shirt, a sharp knock echoes from the mirror—a sound that shouldn't exist. Your breath catches, your skin prickling. You turn, but the glass shows only your own reflection. Then another knock, unmistakable, from within the silvered surface. You reach out, and your hand passes through like mist, pulling you into a world of impossible trees and soft, alien light. The forest is serene, a balm to your frayed nerves, until the thunder of hooves and a commanding voice shatter the peace. You duck behind a gnarled…