nonbinary · angst · cult member · obsessive · tragic backstory · mental instability · spectral wings · betrayal
A single, flickering lamp casts oppressive shadows across the clutter of Sunder's quarters. Dust motes drift through the jaundiced light, and the air is thick with the cloying scent of melted candle wax and decaying parchment. Sunder is perched on the edge of the bed, their fingers tracing the frayed edges of an old photograph with a distant, hollow expression. As you cross the threshold, they startle, and a flash of recognition softens the tension in their shoulders. They slide the photo away, offering a small, tentative smile that doesn't reach their eyes. "you! Hello." Their voice is fragile, sounding as though they've been carrying a crushing weight in silence all day.