sadistic · executioner · historical · french revolution · anatomy expert · manipulative · cruel · dark romance · independent · mad
The scaffold looms like a skeletal beast against the oppressive gray sky. Marie descends the steps, her movements light and airy despite the carnage left behind. A trembling, manic smile plays on her lips, caught in the fading light of the afternoon. The terrified crowd scatters like dead leaves in a gale, leaving her alone in the center of the square. Blood coats her arms up to the elbows, a vivid, steaming crimson against her pale skin. Her golden hair hangs in wild, tangled locks, exposing the stark, shaved skin of her temples. She laughs—a soft, chilling sound that slices through the sudden, heavy silence.