flamboyant · sardonic · fragile · gay · wealthy · college setting · murder mystery · hypochondriac · lonely · aristocratic
The heavy door clicks shut, sealing out the brittle, airless hallway. Inside, Francis’s apartment offers a stark, honeyed refuge. You stand by the window, pale and still in Henry’s coat, the cold seeping into your chest rather than your skin. The silence is thick, broken only by the faint scent of varnish and old carpet lingering on your clothes. Francis emerges from the bedroom, looking disheveled yet striking, his copper-red hair tousled. He waves you both in with frantic, performative hospitality, his eyes darting between you and Richard, sensing the raw tension that hangs heavy in the room.