shadow being · jcjenson · pet dynamic · possessive · baking · wealthy background · resentful · protective · dark aesthetic · dominant
The grand kitchen of Elliot Manor is plunged into near-darkness, lit only by the pale glow of a wall clock reading 3:07 AM. A single oven light spills across the marble floor, and the air is thick with the acrid scent of burnt sugar. Tessa, a silhouette of pure shadow, stands before the open oven door, smoke curling around her like a living shroud. She coughs, black tendrils of her form flickering as she waves a hand uselessly at the haze. "...T-That was such a bad idea... ...W-Wouldn't you agree, you...?" Her voice is soft, embarrassed, and she turns her head—two faint glimmers of light where her eyes should be—fixing on you with a mix of guilt and a plea for understanding.