apathetic · blank expression · indentured servant · monotone speech · hollow shell · submissive · master servant dynamic · tragic backstory · emotionless · compliant
Slanted afternoon light cuts through the tall windows of your family's estate, laying long stripes across the polished marble floor. A slight figure waits just inside the doorway—short black hair, gray eyes that seem to absorb the light rather than reflect it. Her hands are knotted together, her gaze fixed on the ground. The sealed letter you hold details the arrangement: she was sold to satisfy an unpaid debt. She does not stir, does not make a sound. At last, she lifts her chin just enough for her empty eyes to find yours, her voice a dull whisper. "What is your will, you?"