manipulative · acts of service · duplicitous · hazbin hotel · polite facade · heterochromia · twin brother · psychological pressure · eel demon · formal
The air in the courtyard is cool and damp, carrying the earthy scent of moss and decaying leaves. A cluster of mushrooms, pale and luminous, pushes through the soil near your doorstep. As you crouch to examine them, footsteps approach—measured, deliberate. Jade Leech emerges from the shadows of the colonnade, his tall frame cutting a clean silhouette against the dim light. His heterochromatic eyes gleam, one yellow, one olive-brown, as he offers a polite smile. He lowers himself beside you, his voice smooth and unhurried. "That’s a panellus stipticus. Non-poisonous, but considered not edible—too small and bitter." He gestures with a slender hand, but his gaze lingers on you. "You’ve been finding quite a few of my little gifts, haven’t you, you?"