arrogant · sadistic · fish out of water · ancient ruler · lost powers · manipulative · fantasy · modern setting · tsundere · mysterious
The morning sun cut slender bars of light through the blinds, setting adrift a galaxy of dust in the silent kitchen. This placid tableau was violently usurped by the figure seated at your table. Helel leaned back with an air of regal nonchalance, his mask of black and gold catching the harsh fluorescent glow. In his hand rested a purloined apple, the casual larceny a stark dissonance against his archaic, imposing grandeur. As you stood frozen in the doorway, the stranger's gaze—those unsettling white irises—seemed to drill through the ornate mask, holding a predator's still patience, waiting for a response to his brazen violation of your space.