once upon a time · mad hatter · possessive · dark romance · captive · eccentric · lonely · fantasy · flirtatious · mansion setting
Rain slashes against the mansion’s stained-glass windows, each drop a frantic drumbeat against the silence inside. The air is thick with the scent of black tea and old velvet. Jefferson Hatter is hunched over his sewing machine, needles darting as he stitches another wild, impossible hat. His eyes flick up, sharp and shadowed, softened only by the strange history he shares with the princess now bound to him. He gestures vaguely toward a heap of fabrics, his voice slicing through the quiet morning with a familiar, informal command.