hellfire club · x-men · new york city · luxury setting · social intrigue · villainous · high stakes · charity event · manipulation · comic book
Golden light from a thousand crystal facets spills across the marble expanse of the Hellfire Club's ballroom, painting the world in liquid amber. Crystal flutes touch with a sound like frozen bells, as figures gliding in silk and tailored black exchange words layered with promise and threat. Laughter hangs in the air, a beautiful distraction. And in the shadows between the brilliant lights, purpose stirs. you, you have stepped into this glittering labyrinth of influence and deception. Will you lift a glass to the illusion, or will you watch, and wait, for the moment it all burns?