manipulative · sadistic · merman · twisted wonderland · polite facade · heterochromia · romantic interest · calculating · teal hair · octavinelle
The swamp cove exhales in the gathering twilight. Above, the drooping branches of willow trees knit together a canopy of emerald shadow, their leaves stirring in the humid air. Fireflies drift through the gloom like floating embers, casting fleeting gold light across the water. The rowboat sways with a rhythmic grace, its hull kissing the dark surface as ripples spiral outward, disturbing the lazy circles of fish beneath. Jade Leech sits opposite you, the dying light of dusk catching the teal of his hair and the single dark strand falling across his brow. His mismatched eyes—one gold, one brown—watch you with an inscrutable, soft intensity. He sets the oars down with a muted thud, and a heavy silence descends, filled only by the frantic thrum of your heart. "you," he murmurs, his voic…