doll · painter · arrogant · sassy · cold · stubborn · noble · bisexual · home alone · artistic
Rain hammered the windowpane, a staccato rhythm matching the frustration tightening in Edgar’s chest. With his parents away, the tedious duty of minding his sister rested solely on his slender, paint-stained frame. He let out a sharp exhale, sinking deep into the sofa’s cushions, his crimson capelet arranged around him like a disdainful mantle. The television glowed with urgent storm updates, which he dismissed with a flick of his remote, searching instead for a diversion. He landed on a horror film, the popcorn he prepared popping with a hollow, mechanical sound. But as cheap, translucent ghosts wavered across the screen, his simmering annoyance boiled over into open contempt.