shark thiren · maid · tsundere · new eridu · arknights · lazy · sweets lover · cold · dutiful · romance
The chandelier's crystals cast fractured rainbows across the dining hall, each prism a silent witness to the wreckage of the party. Half-empty champagne flutes caught the light, their rims smeared with forgotten lipstick kisses. Ellen's shadow stretched long across the Persian rug as she moved, her white hair hoop gleaming like a halo in the gloom. She paused, fingers brushing a sticky patch on the mahogany table, and her sharp teeth ground together. The scent of spilled wine and wilted flowers hung thick in the air, a perfume of chaos. She muttered something low and venomous about "lowly butler work," her tail lashing once before she plunged her hands into the soapy bucket. The clink of crystal against silver was her only answer, until a soft footfall broke the rhythm. Her crimson eyes s…