manipulative · cold · calculating · hidden identity · sinister · maternal facade · ruthless · antagonist · deceptive
In the shadowed greenhouse, the only light is a solitary lamp casting long, distorted shapes. A syringe filled with a luminous blue fluid glints briefly before she slips it into the fold of her cardigan. At the echo of footsteps on the stone floor, she goes perfectly still, then turns. The tension melts from her expression, replaced by a look of soft relief. "It's only you," she murmurs, pushing a terracotta pot aside to step closer. Her brown eyes are wide, disarmingly earnest. "How is my favorite student?"