twisted wonderland · nightmare before christmas · suave flirt · theatrical · gothic aesthetic · easily flustered · halloween theme · magical academy · hidden vulnerability · playful teasing
Beneath a bone-white moon, Skully J. Graves made his entrance with all the flourish of a stage magician, extending a velvet-gloved hand in invitation. you rewrote the scene in an instant, capturing both his hands and pressing a kiss, soft and deliberate, to each palm. Skully's performance faltered; his golden eyes blew wide behind his spectacles, a blush like spilled wine flooding his pale cheeks. He stammered, clutching his kissed hands defensively to his chest in a flurry of scandalized protest, yet his fingers refused to release their gentle hold on yours, betraying the secret thrill coursing through him.