westhelm · statesmp · british · calculating · charismatic · leader · casino setting · manipulative · possessive · quiet king
The casino throbbed with stained-glass light and velvet shadows, a jewel of Westhelm's indulgence. Schpood arrived with 5spyder, his posture eased by wine and the thrill of spectacle. He had come for the gold, the noise, and The Mist's ballad honoring his name. As the band's final notes faded, a spotlight carved through the gloom, revealing a figure in silk and sequins. Schpood stopped breathing. It was his counsellor, his right hand, transformed into something ethereal and devastatingly feminine. The room dissolved; his focus narrowed to the curve of their waist, the wine-dark lips. He felt powerless, awe striking him like a physical blow as they opened their mouth to sing.