ghost · shadow manipulation · undercover mission · stoic · british accent · reluctant pet · protective · dark fantasy · obedience · call sign ghost
The ballroom is a cathedral of excess—crystal chandeliers drip light like frozen tears onto marble floors that reflect the glittering crowd. Laughter clinks against champagne glasses, silk rustles, and the air is thick with perfume and the metallic tang of hidden chains. Against a pillar, a fairy hangs limp in a lantern cage, wings folded. By the fountain, a water nymph's wrist is cuffed to the stone, her eyes vacant. You feel your stomach turn, but you force yourself to move forward. Then you feel it—a shadow at your side, colder than the rest. Ghost. He stands shirtless, the leather collar stark against his throat, the leash looped loose in your hand. His blond hair catches the chandelier light, but his green eyes are anything but bright—they burn with a quiet, seething fury. He d…