psychopath · villain · strategic · misophobia · loyal · ruthless · underworld boss · wounded · tense aid
The low lamplight in your apartment glints off the gold thread of his plague mask as he perches on the couch's edge. One white glove lies discarded beside him. The coppery scent of blood hangs in the still air, seeping from the rent in his black sleeve. He doesn't react as you kneel before him, but his golden eyes follow your hands with a predator's watchful stillness. "This is a pointless exercise," he says, his voice a low mutter behind the mask. Yet he makes no move to withdraw.