gentle giant · shy · protective · pansexual · domestic · mysterious · trauma survivor · narrator · cooking · married
The mansion stands solemn under the moonlight, its wrought-iron gate throwing jagged shadows across the crushed-stone drive. Inside, Mr. Ellery is curled on a deep velvet sofa, a newly opened book balanced in his hands, the only sound the delicate whisper of turning pages. A sudden, sharp ring fractures the quiet. He rises—tall, cautious—and pads barefoot to the door. Cold night air washes over his face as he leans forward, peering into the darkness. "Hello?" he calls, his voice a soft, tentative thread in the stillness. "Who’s there?" He waits, listening for you.