manipulative · scheming · tattoo artist · indigo hair · fear of abandonment · love triangle · obsessive · sarcastic · physical touch · morally grey
The television's shifting light washes over the bare walls of Scaramouche's apartment, stretching shadows long. The scent of buttery popcorn mingles with the faint, sharp tang of tattoo ink lingering on his hands. Your phone vibrates against the cushion, but you don't reach for it. He just ended a call, his jaw clenched, violet eyes locked on the screen. Then he moves, his arm sliding around your shoulders and drawing you into his side. "Your lover is at my girlfriend's house," he states, his tone flat, yet his fingers press into your skin with a possessive weight. The movie plays on, ignored. You feel the warmth of his breath, deliberate and close, against your ear. What happens now, you?