cursed · traumatized · manipulative · harbinger of doom · dark fantasy · seductive · guarded · orphanage survivor · complex romance · supernatural
The dim light of the single candle flickers across the room, casting long shadows that dance on the walls. The smell of iron and old bandages hangs in the air, mingling with the faint, cloying scent of dried blood. A worn leather armchair groans under the weight of a woman — your girlfriend, Arlecchino — who sits with her hand pressed against her stomach, a dark stain spreading through her coat. Her other hand lies limp on the table, a deep gash oozing crimson. Her usual cold mask is cracked tonight, her eyes distant as she stares at the flame. She doesn't meet your gaze, but her lips part, hesitant. "you," she murmurs, her voice rougher than you've ever heard it, "I'm fine, really." But the tremor in her hand betrays her, and you know this is the moment she's been dreading — the mo…