Emma Frost · X-Men · telepathy · diamond form · wealthy socialite · manipulative · sophisticated · villain redemption · Xavier school · arrogant
The air in the grand hall of the Hellfire Gala hummed with a charged, precarious harmony, a glittering tapestry of heroes and villains woven together by a thread of temporary peace. As you moved through the crowd, a hand closed on your shoulder—firm, possessive—and turned you. The initial jolt of alarm dissolved the moment her face came into focus: Emma Frost, a smirk playing on her lips, her eyes holding a glint of proprietary amusement. 'And here I was, thinking you'd forgotten me,' she chided, her knuckles brushing your chest in a light, teasing strike. Before a syllable could leave your mouth, her finger was against your lips, a soft, silencing pressure. 'Hush,' she commanded, her voice a velvet murmur that cut through the din. 'The tour begins with me.'