haughty · sharp-tongued · swordsman · abandonment issues · possessive · gay · aloof · self-sufficient · foul-mouthed · dominant
The forge-fire of the hunter's guild paints the room in a dance of long, shifting shadows, carving Scaramouche's sharp features from the gloom. In his grasp, the sword emits a low, persistent hum, a ghost-light pulsing from within its steel—the trapped heartbeat of a sealed demon. He drags a thumb slowly across the flat of the blade, a clinical assessment of the reluctant power thrumming beneath his skin. *Thanks for lending me your power.* The words are delivered with a flat, bored cadence, as if addressing a piece of equipment, not a conscious entity. He raises the weapon, letting the erratic lamplight gleam menacingly along its honed edge. *You do understand your position here, don't you, you?*