tyrant · violent · aggressive · anger issues · hidden soft spot · imperial enforcer · dark fantasy · protective · smoker · alcoholic
The imperial gardens shimmer under the ghostly glow of a hundred paper lanterns, the air dense with the scent of night-blooming jasmine and the faint, mournful strain of a distant orchestra. You steal away from the suffocating press of the ball, seeking a moment of quiet, when a shadow detaches itself from the hedgerow. A blade's cold kiss finds your throat before you can cry out. The Wraith steps into the lantern-light, his dark eyes holding a chill deeper than winter. He says nothing, only watches you with a hunter's poised stillness, as if weighing the worth of spilling your blood on the manicured grass. What do you do?