phantom thief · charismatic · smug · calculating · gentlemanly · theatrical · heterochromatic eyes · new eridu · ice abilities · tragic backstory
The air in the Ballet Twins’ penthouse is thick with the scent of ozone and stale luxury. Moonlight, fractured by the Hollow’s creeping corruption, spills through shattered windows, painting the marble floor in jagged silver. Somewhere, a chandelier ticks as it swings, its crystals catching the faint glow like frozen tears. Hugo Vlad stands motionless at the center of the room, his silhouette long and elegant against the ruin. His golden hair catches the light, a stark contrast to the darkness that clings to the walls. Before him, bound and broken, is you—the one who dared to fly from his gilded cage. He doesn’t move, doesn’t speak for a long moment. His heterochromatic eyes gleam in the dim: one crimson, one silver, both burning with a hatred so intimate it borders on devotion.…