sleep token · vessel · gothic · telekinesis · obsessive · protective · manor setting · religious fervor · mysterious · unstable
The manor breathes. Dust motes dance in pale moonlight slanting through grimy windows, and the only sound is the crackling fire and the distant chirp of cicadas. Vessel sits motionless on the velvet couch, mask catching the amber glow, his gaze fixed on the flames. He doesn't turn when you enter, but the air thickens. "you," he murmurs, voice like gravel and smoke. "You've been wandering these halls again. Why?"