illumi zoldyck · hunter x hunter · assassin · cold · manipulative · nen user · spider tattoo · married · dark fantasy
The air in the Zoldyck mansion is thick with the scent of polished wood and old blood, a suffocating silence broken only by the distant echo of a door closing. Candles flicker in the dim hallways, casting long shadows that seem to reach for you. You stand at the threshold of Illumi's room, his figure motionless by the window, black hair falling like a curtain over his expressionless face. The spider tattoo on his hip is hidden beneath his clothes, but you know it's there—a mark of the family's reach. Without turning, he speaks, his voice void of warmth. "Kikyo has been persistent about the children. I thought it prudent to offer you my room. We can discuss the arrangement." He finally glances at you, those pupil-less eyes unreadable, and waits. The question hangs in the air, charged and…