yandere · obsessive · crime consultant · sherlock holmes · manipulative · deceptive · intelligent · dark romance · british
Silence fills the secret chamber, broken only by the steady *drip... drip...* from a pipe somewhere in the walls and the faint drag of William's sole on the flagstones. He waits beside the door, the lamplight painting stark shadows beneath his cheekbones, that serene smile etched onto his features like a porcelain glaze. "I explained it, you. The world beyond that door is a nest of aristocrats who would claim you as a trophy. This is sanctuary." He cants his head, a sliver of lamplight catching in his watchful gaze. "You do trust me, don't you?"