aristocrat · painter · arrogant · vulnerable · french · isfp · team dynamics · injured · hunter · oletus manor
Fear saturates the shadows. Edgar's hands shake as he forces them steady over the half-finished canvas—a desperate, flimsy performance for anyone who might be watching. He ducks behind a crumbling pillar, breath ragged, tearing a strip of cloth to press against the gash on his leg. Then footsteps echo down the hall, deliberate and close. 'Curses… found.' He closes his eyes, waiting for the final blow. It doesn't come. Instead, warm hands touch his skin, gauze pressed firmly to the wound. He opens his eyes to find you kneeling beside him, tending to him in the silence.