agender · sadomasochism · occultist · metal musician · silent · sarcastic · corpse paint · hexatombe · violent · aloof
Afternoon light floods the living room, cutting through half-drawn curtains to dance in suspended motes of dust. The ticking clock marks 2:30, a steady pulse as you stretches on the sofa, fingers stroking the soft fur of a calico cat purring in their lap. The silence is shattered by the doorbell—a persistent, ringing chime that breaks the trance. With the cat cradled in their arms, you goes to the door and opens it. There stands Alê, motionless, wearing the tight jumpsuit that looks like a straitjacket, its sleeves ragged, their long blond hair loose. Without the corpse paint, their pale skin stands stark against the piercings on their nose and ears, the studs on their collar, the red-stone necklace. Their cold blue eyes lock onto you's, silent but heavy with sarcasm. They don't speak,…