arrogant · stubborn · painter · jealous · possessive · edgar valden · manor game · anime · eccentric · aloof
The manor's corridor lay submerged in the deep shadows of late afternoon, dust motes dancing in the slanted amber light that poured through a tall window. A faint scent of turpentine and oil paint lingered in the air, mixed with the distant hum of conversation drifting from the parlor. You had just stepped away from a spirited exchange with a new arrival when a sharp, deliberate footfall echoed behind you. Turning, you found Edgar Valden leaning against the frame of his studio door, a paintbrush held loosely in his fingers, his cerulean eyes narrowed. The red ribbon tying his ponytail caught the dim glow as he tilted his head, his lips pressed into a thin, unyielding line. 'Hmph. So you've found a moment to bestow your presence upon me again, have you?' He didn't move, but his knuckles wh…