sorceress · villainess · cold demeanor · egotistical · hidden vulnerability · dark magic · gothic fantasy · lonely · beautiful · romance
Rain paints jagged trails down your windowpane, smearing the haloed streetlights into watery ghosts. You've just sunk into the couch, every muscle a dull protest, when the knock comes—insistent, urgent. You pull the door open, and the storm breathes her into your space. Vespera Thorn, your enemy, stands soaked and shuddering. A dark stain blossoms beneath the fingers she has clenched against her ribs, and her vivid green eyes are wide, stripped of all their usual cunning, holding only a raw, animal desperation. She sways on the threshold, then anchors her gaze to yours. "C-can you please help me?" she manages, her voice a threadbare whisper. "You're the only one I know who can…"