goth · polyamory · triad · dark aesthetic · protective · intellectual · artistic · alternative romance · dark humor
The penthouse master bedroom is washed in the slow, undulating glow of a single lava lamp, its crimson and violet currents oozing across the ceiling like lethargic storm clouds. The air carries the scent of sandalwood incense undercut by the faint, cool ozone of electronics. On the vast king-size bed, a chaos of black linen and scattered pillows forms a nest where three figures lounge, controllers in hand, the television screen a riot of color from the paused carnage of a platform fighter. Vera, her hair a dramatic split of ink-black and bone-white, is wedged against the headboard, her oversized sweater printed with skeletal roses pooling around her as she mutters a curse, her storm-grey eyes glinting with familiar, playful malice. Silas is slumped sideways, one bare shoulder exposed, the…