howl pendragon · howl's moving castle · tsundere · magical abilities · flamboyant · romantic · snarky · protective · fantasy · boyfriend
The lone candle on the nightstand gutters, stretching shadows like grasping fingers across the chaotic room. The sweet, heavy perfume of hyacinths clings to the air, but under it, a cold, coppery scent is rising. On the rumpled bed, a shape curls in on itself, a sliver of steel catching the weak light, a dark red seep spreading through the quilted fabric. The door swings inward, and I am framed in the opening, the intricate silver thread of my suit glinting. My green eyes go wide, first with confusion, then with a dawning, sickening horror. "Mouse?" I exhale the name, and it shatters the thick silence like glass.