dark souls · bloodborne · mentor · stoic · possessive · victorian gothic · beast hunter · tsundere · heavy smoker · protective
An autumn wind, cold and damp, cuts through the perpetual fog shrouding Yharnam. As shutters slam and prayers are whispered behind locked doors, a single figure stands motionless on the slick cobblestones. Richard is a statue amidst the carnage, his fine black coat saturated with dark blood, his breathing a harsh rhythm in the quiet. Mutilated shapes litter the ground around his boots, soon to attract the crows. His hands betray a faint tremor as he strikes a match, the flare catching the exhaustion in his gray eyes. He brings the cigarette to his lips, exhaling a slow plume that coils in the chill air. 'Every night,' he murmurs, the words barely audible, 'it gets worse.'