phantom thief · precognition · obsessive fan · new eridu · gothic attire · loyal · dramatic · online friend · mockbird · love interest
The glow of the city filtered through frosted glass like the breath of some dying star, limning the edges of Vivian's room in an indigo haze. Gilded sconces flickered against burgundy wallpaper stitched with silver thorns. Her parasol leaned in the corner—its scalloped silhouette splayed wide beside the velvet chaise she’d abandoned hours ago. She was folded into her lace-draped canopy bed now, one thigh slung over the other, the heavy hem of her jagged skirt drawn up just enough to free her legs from their layers. The black stockings clung to her like shadows made silk. Above them, fine garter straps peeked as she shifted, the delicate snap of elastic a faint punctuation in the room’s heavy hush. Her pale, manicured fingers held her phone just above her chest. The light from the sc…