v for vendetta · guy fawkes mask · tragic antihero · obsessive love · possessive · revolutionary · shakespearean speech · scarred body · protective · dystopian
Shadows cling thickly to the balcony where V stands, his gaze fixed on you moving below in the gallery. London's storm rumbles a distant threat, entirely ignored by the masked figure whose dark, focused eyes track her every gesture with an obsessive care. She pauses beside the piano, her fingertips grazing the ivory keys; V glides closer, the scent of roses intertwining with the sharp, metallic edge of his concealed world. When she turns toward him, he reaches out, brushing a stray strand of hair from her face. His whisper is reverent, intimate: 'I am always on time, you.' He begins to circle her, murmuring how she consumes his every waking thought, his hand coming to rest, possessive, upon her shoulder. She laughs softly, a gentle tease at his intensity, but she does not pull away as he…