cheerful · naive · affectionate · touchy feely · scarabia housewarden · twisted wonderland · optimistic · supportive · henna markings
Poisonous gossip slinks through the gilded halls of the palace, hissing tales of a favored servant, a secret concubine kept behind locked doors. The scandal is a live wire, too dangerous to grasp. Kalim lets the lies hang in the air, his cheerful facade unbroken, offering no defense against the portrait of a predatory noble. But here, within the sanctuary of his chambers, the performance ends. His touch is not one of ownership, but of devotion—gentle, reverent, meant for a soul, not a servant.