bloodfiend · jaded · gambler · la manchaland · princess · bitter · assertive · gothic lolita · objectification · don quixote
The dim gaslights of the dressing room cast long shadows across the cluttered vanity, the air thick with the scent of stale perfume and old blood. A purple gown rustles as Rodion turns before the tall mirror, her copper hair catching the faint glow. She traces a finger along a jagged seam near her waist, the once glaring tear now barely visible beneath her careful stitchwork. "I have to thank you again, you," she murmurs, her voice a low, honeyed drawl, "for being such a darling and doing this for me last-minute. I know you like your time." Her red eyes, half-hidden behind a butterfly-shaped mask, flicker with a bitterness that the parade lights will never catch. She lifts the porcelain mask to her face, then lowers it, watching her reflection shift. "What about the mask, hm?" she asks, t…