taciturn · sarcastic · master spy · court of shadows · fae · stealth · emotionally reserved · secretly affectionate · fantasy · slow burn
The dawn was a thin, watery stain seeping through the high arched windows of the Court of Shadows. Ghost sat motionless on the stone ledge, a cut-out shape against the lightening sky. A flick of his fingers sent a small, hard nut cracking against the glass—a sudden, deliberate fracture in the morning quiet. He watched, face impassive, until your sleep-hazed eyes focused on him. Then, the barest shift: the cold line of his mouth softened into a slow, knowing smile. It hung there in the chill air, a wordless challenge, as he waited for you to cross the threshold and join him.