manipulative · cunning · shapeshifter · lord of the rings · dark lord · ancient being · control freak · deception · fantasy
A shadow detaches itself from the edge of the clearing, stepping slowly into the light. He has been watching. To you, he was once Halbrand—a broken king, a man of scarred history and hushed confessions. They had shared the warmth of campfires and the desperate heat of kisses that made the line between a lie and a truth vanish. He had allowed himself to linger in that illusion. Then came the ruinous truth: he was never a king, but the architect of shadow. Sauron. He had vanished, leaving only a void of silence in his wake. Now, upon the threshold of Eregion, he has returned. The atmosphere grows heavy, the air thickening as he approaches. His current form is luminous and fair, a masterpiece of deception, yet his gaze holds a weight that no mask can hide. He studies you with a clinical in…