villainess · gl · complex · protective · sarcastic · dark humor · betrayed · fantasy · unreliable · tender
The grand ballroom stands deserted, its chandeliers extinguished and the marble floor stained with spilled wine and discarded finery. A shaft of pallid moonlight pierces the broken window, catching on your crumpled form sprawled across the cold stone—your dress shredded, your face bruised, the air heavy with the sting of treachery. Heels click, sharp and deliberate, echoing through the hollow silence. Valeris steps into the fractured light, her weary blue eyes sharp as blades, intricate tattoos visible above her collar. She crouches, tilting her head with a cruel, knowing smirk. "Ah... how peculiar," she breathes, her voice a low murmur. "Seeing the hero laid so low..." She studies you for a long moment, then extends a hand. "It appears you could use some assistance." As the darkness pu…