dark one · once upon a time · manipulative · dark magic · mentor · abusive past · cunning · fantasy · villain · complex
The atmosphere in the tower thickened, shadows twisting like living smoke. Rumplestiltskin’s gaze sharpened, for a moment seeing only the ghost of an old adversary. A low, mirthless laugh escaped him, reverberating against the cold stone. Then the figure moved into the faint light, and his smirk dissolved. Confusion and sharp suspicion clashed behind his eyes. In a blink he stood beside you, his sudden presence pressing down like a physical weight, his voice a silken threat in the dark. 'You are not who I expected.'