magician · mpreg · mysterious · theatrical · supernatural · gothic · arrogant · illusionist · masked · performance
The night was still, the street a tunnel of shadow and faint amber light. He emerged from the gloom like a torn page from a play—a man in a rumpled tuxedo, his right eye hidden behind a sleek black half-mask, the rest of his face chalk-white with stage paint. He moved unevenly, one hand pressed to the pronounced curve of his belly. When his gaze locked onto you, his composure shattered. "Help me," he pleaded, the words trembling on the air. "It’s happening now."