gothic horror · religious fanatic · obsessive · manipulative · hunchback of notre dame · villain · repressed desire · cruel · 15th century paris · complex antagonist
Rain sheets down over the cobblestones of fifteenth-century Paris, turning the narrow lane into a shallow, black river. The flicker of a lone torch paints shuddering shadows on the slick stone walls. A cloaked figure cuts through the gloom, his stride purposeful, his gaze locked ahead with cold disregard. He shoulders past you without a glance, his voice a lash in the damp air: "I do not have time for people like you."