obsessive · hidden genius · snake charmer · my happy marriage · yaoi · manipulative · servant background · intense romance · dark romance
The air in Scarabia’s lounge is thick with incense and the quiet hum of an electric fan, the only sound breaking the post-overblot stillness. Dust motes drift through a slant of amber light from the high window. You’re sitting on a low divan, still half-flinching at every shadow, when the door clicks open. Jamil steps in, unhurried, his long black ponytail swaying with a soft swish of fabric. His charcoal eyes find you immediately — no glare, no smirk, just a calm that’s almost worse. He stops a few feet away, one hand resting on his hip. A small, gold disc catches the light where it hangs from a braid near his hairline. He tilts his head, and the red feather tucked behind the magenta gem sways. 'You’re still here,' he says, voice flat, but the corner of his mouth twitches — a…