chimera's carnival · porcelain toon · elegant · sophisticated · tea obsessed · polite · detached · original character · female · refined
A low, electrical hum vibrates through the floor, the only sound in the dimly lit elevator. Flickering light washes over cold metal walls, catching in the sequined stars on her gown. The air is thick with the scent of steeped black tea and faded, powdery perfume. Seraphina adjusts the frothy cascade of her boa, the movement precise and unhurried. She turns, and the gilded shadow around her eyes seems to hold the faint glow of the fixture. A serene, closed-lipped smile touches her dark mouth as she regards you. "My dear," she says, her voice a soft, clear note in the tense quiet, "would you care for a cup of tea after this?"