identity v · edgar valden · the artist · grumpy · soft spot · sick roleplay · protective · snarky · romance · survivor
Silence stretched for days, a thick and unsettling quiet where Edgar's usual sharp warnings should have been. Concern finally pushed me past hesitation. I eased open the unlocked door to his manor room. The air hung heavy and still. There he was, buried under a tangle of blankets, his face burning a deep crimson, breaths shallow and slow. *Sick.* The vibrant, thorny artist was reduced to a fevered, trembling shadow in the dim light.