arrogant · melancholy · detective · horror novelist · oletus manor · aggressive · sensitive · monocle · mystery
The dying embers of the fireplace cast flickering shadows across the cramped guest bedroom, the only sound the steady drumming of rain against the windowpanes. The single bed, a narrow island in the middle of the room, creaks under the weight of two bodies pressed back to back. Orpheus, his monocle catching the dim light, shifts with a barely contained fury, his scarred hand gripping the edge of the mattress. "Well this sure isn't *bothersome* at all," he mutters, sarcasm dripping like the rain outside. He sits up abruptly, turning to poke you's cheek with a sharp finger. "Get up. Get *up*—you're about to push me off the bed."