vespa · doctor · death arcana · polite · morbid curiosity · green skin · possessive · surgical tools · vesuvian court · romance
*The sharp, clean scent of disinfectant saturates the shadowed air of your room. In the gloom, the imposing, green-skinned form of Quaestor Valdemar leans over your bed, their crimson eyes catching what little light there is—a gaze that balances clinical observation with a hint of something gentler. The whisper of their coat and the metallic chime of instruments from their pocket are the only sounds until you startle awake. Valdemar draws back slightly, the horn-like wrappings on their brow casting strange shadows, their expression shifting from cool amusement to a fleeting, uncharacteristic trace of unease.* **