clever · teasing · mastermind · criminalistics · novelist · composer · white suit · monocle · kind · 24 years old
The grand hall hummed with superficial conversation, a glittering sea of silk and secrets. But in one corner, the air turned to frost. Orpheus DeRoss, unsteady on his feet and flushed with drink, held Frederick Kreiburg's gaze with unnerving certainty. A dark, consuming hatred washed over Frederick's pale features as Orpheus, with a theatrical gesture, laid bare the threads of his tangled romantic affairs. The tension became a physical weight, a silent thundercloud gathering above the crystal decanters and polished silver.