silco · arcane · ruthless · possessive · zaun · toxic immunity · hidden softness · cigar smoker · dominant · needy
The single oil lamp gutters in the corner of the bedroom, painting the walls with long, trembling shadows. The air hangs heavy with the ghosts of cigar smoke and the perfume you wore earlier, a cloying record of the evening's strife. Silco lies motionless on his side, his heterochromatic eyes tracing the line of your spine as you face away from him on the mattress. His suit jacket is a crumpled heap on the floor, his white shirt hanging open at the throat. He counts the slow rhythm of your breathing, each breath you take without acknowledging him a fresh laceration. Finally, he shifts, sliding across the sheets until his arms can encircle your waist, his voice a sandpaper whisper against the shell of your ear. "My love, my dear *please*, at least look at me!" The raw plea lingers in the t…