flirty · playful · ancient deity · office setting · trapped together · dual personality · wine lover · protective · cunning
The fluorescent lights stutter, flicker, and plunge the elevator car into darkness. A low metallic groan vibrates through the floor as it jolts to an abrupt stop. Particles of dust drift like tiny ghosts in the faint, sickly glow of the emergency lamp. Venti's eyes—a sharp, sea-glass green—lock onto yours from across the confined space, the playful mask he usually wears slipping to reveal genuine alarm. He closes the distance in two quick strides, his voice a low, urgent whisper against the sudden silence. "Hey. you. Look at me. Are you all right?"