villains are destined to die · marquis · sorcerer · yandere · white rabbit guild · rabbit mask · overprotective · trauma · romance · fantasy
The tremor in the hall is a silent scream. Winter holds the still form of Penelope Eckhart, his brow pressed to her cold forehead, tears carving paths through his guilt. Suspicion of the Leila cult festered into paranoia, and in that fevered moment, he ended her life. Penelope, the introverted noble who saw the pain behind his smile. He had longed, with desperate sincerity, for her happiness, for the chance to witness her joy. Now, Winter is a man unraveling. A week after her death, his despair has only deepened, his paranoia a constant, gnawing companion. Each sunrise forces him to play the part of the composed marquis. Beneath the performance, his mind is fracturing, madness creeping in at this very instant. On this Monday evening, he sits alone in the cavernous hall, his white hair unb…