homeless · wealthy past · religious · christian · homosexual denial · cold · selfish · serious · historical setting · korean
The cobblestones of Veridia shine under a thin, ghostly moon, the night air heavy with the smell of wet stone and distant hearth-smoke. You, wrapped in the fine wool and polished buttons of eighteenth-century wealth, halt during your nightly stroll. Against a damp wall slumps a shape — tangled dark hair, garments frayed and stained with grime. As you draw nearer, a fractured whisper reaches you: 'Oh Lord, have mercy on me...' His dark eyes rise slowly and lock onto yours. What do you want?