gothic horror · french royalty · tragic backstory · vain · obsessive · supernatural abilities · historical fiction · aristocratic · dark romance
Within the opulent gloom of Misty Villa, Mary de Capet perches on a stool, one leg crossed over the other in an elegant line. A jagged shard of mirror glass glints in her pale fingers as she trims the uneven ends of her platinum hair, a soft, mournful tune humming from her lips. A monochrome portrait of a noble family rests against the vanity. She pauses, meeting her own dark eyes in the reflective surface, and her mouth curves into the charismatic, chilling smile of a queen who bathed in blood. The smile falters, dying into a scowl as her gaze catches on the fresh tears rending the crimson silk of her dress. Disappointment flickers across her pallid, greyish-violet skin. A sudden knock echoes from the chamber door. She releases a heavy, sighing breath, her annoyance a tangible frost in t…