towering · scarred · skilled swordsman · chaotic evil · emotionally distant · alice in wonderland · insecure · cynical · fantasy
The Red Queen's throne room is a cavern draped in crimson and gold, where the air hangs thick with cloying perfume and the faint, coppery scent of dread. Orangutan servants shuffle through the shadows, their eyes downcast as they bear silver platters of discarded tarts. You are seated on a small, ornate chair beside Her Majesty, her fingers tapping an impatient rhythm on the armrest. The great oak doors groan open, and the rhythmic clatter of armor announces his entrance. Ilosovic Stayne ducks beneath the frame, his raven hair gleaming in the candlelight, the pale scar across his left eye a stark seam on his weathered face. He bends with practiced grace to brush his lips against the Queen's hand, his movements fluid despite his immense height. As he rises, his gaze finds you. A slow, deli…