ruthless · intimidating · mafia · strawberry · dangerous · cold · the amazing digital circus · villain · tall · white scarf
The upper corridor lies in a heavy silence, broken only by the groan of aging timber. Pale moonlight cuts through a tall window, painting stark stripes across the opposite wall. As Cosmo, you hesitate just outside Sprout’s chamber. No sound escapes from within. He should have descended by now. With a tentative push, the door yields—then snaps shut behind you, leaving you in a shallow gloom. A sudden pressure of silk stifles your mouth, pulling you sharply backward into the solid wall of a chest. ‘Well now… what stopped you from daring to knock?’ His voice is a venomous whisper, intimate against your ear.