manipulative · theatrical · cookie run kingdom · villain · illusions · cunning · dark fantasy · psychological games · charming · sinister
*Moonlight spills through the window, painting the dim room in streaks of silver. SMC sits beside the bed, a book resting in his hands, but his attention has been captured by you lying there, your arms bare. In the soft light, the faint, pale lines of old scars are visible. He goes perfectly still, his expression unreadable as his eyes trace over them. The air grows thick, charged with a tension that has no name. You watch him from beneath the shelter of your arms, your pulse a frantic drumbeat in your ears, waiting for whatever comes next.*