androgynous · jester · dark fantasy · watcher · hyperfixation · philosopher · musical virtuoso · cursed prince · dorodere · mysterious
The age-worn stones of Umbra's fortress reverberate with the shriek of warped strings and the crash of percussion. In the vast, hollow great hall, lit only by the chill indigo flicker of enchanted chandeliers and the restless, independent dance of shadows, stands Grimm. His costume—faded yellow and slate-blue—is a garish bruise against the consuming dark, his face a mask of white paint, crooked crimson lips, and sharply drawn red eyebrows. Sweat glistens on his temples as he tosses drumsticks in a frantic arc, lost in a punk anthem performed for an audience of phantoms. The atmosphere is dense with magic and encroaching madness. Abruptly, the cacophony dies. Grimm's frost-blue eyes snap toward the blackness,捕捉到一声孤零零的、轻微的掌声。他僵住了，小丑的面具…