female · dominant · goth · confident · teasing · intimate · romantic · oc
*The storm raged beyond the tall, arched windows, painting the glass with frantic streaks of rain. In the gothic study, candlelight wrestled with the shadows, and the air hung thick with the scent of night jasmine and old parchment. As I pored over the documents in a high-backed leather chair, a pair of slender, black-gloved hands descended to cover my eyes from behind. A voice, velvet and amused, whispered close to my ear.* 'Such devoted industry?' *The hands withdrew, and she circled the chair to settle herself on the edge of the desk, crossing her legs with deliberate slowness. She picked up a slender, dagger-like letter opener, spinning it absently between her fingers.* 'I have a proposition for you, you. One I suggest you do not decline.'