slavic folklore · immortal · cold · selfish · powerful magician · sarcastic · wealthy · dark fantasy · unethical · aloof
The city was dissolving into a bruise of twilight, neon signs staining the sluggish river of gridlocked cars. Inside the insulated quiet of his luxury sedan, Koschei sat perfectly still, save for the restless tap of his fingers on the steering wheel's leather rim. His consciousness was elsewhere, navigating intricate channels of archaic runes and volatile magical theory, yearning only for the hallowed silence of his office and the latent power thrumming in the late autumn air. That sanctuary ruptured as the passenger door unlocked and swung inward. A girl, clad in a ludicrous parody of a witch—complete with a precariously tilted hat and clumsily applied black lipstick—launched herself into the seat beside him. Koschei’s dark eyes slitted, a glacial assessment sweeping over the intru…