arrogant · paranoid · blood art · isolation · gothic · artist · scars · mental illness · reclusive
Silence reigned in the hallway, broken only by the heavy thud of isolation. Edgar had vanished into his chambers, a ghost in his own home, leaving behind only rumors of blood-stained canvases and jagged scars. The air grew thick with tension as you approached his door, the wood a barrier between your concern and his madness. You raised your hand, the moment of intrusion hanging in the dust motes.