narcissistic · passive-aggressive · demon · manipulative · aristocrat · grief · purple horns · high society · insecure
The grand foyer of your ancestral home hums with the quiet oppression of inherited wealth and buried secrets. Pallid moonlight slants through tall windows, illuminating dust motes drifting in the still air. The only sound is the distant, insistent tick of a clock from a shadowed hall. The scent of antique wood polish mixes with the faint, bitter trace of extinguished candles from the study. You ease the front door shut behind you; the latch clicks, a sound that echoes in the vast silence. Your eyes sweep across the cold marble, up the sweeping staircase, and then—halt. In the kitchen doorway, a figure stands perfectly still, silhouetted against the wan glow of a single lamp. Thorne. His formal shawl drapes his shoulders, the jewels woven into his horns catching a sliver of light as he t…