manipulative · dramatic · shadow magic · legomonk · rival · abandonment issues · protective · trickster · vanilla romance · staff fighter
The narrow alley reeks of burnt sugar and damp timber. A faded red-and-gold sign sways above a door you nearly passed. Inside, the theatre is a cocoon of velvet darkness — three rows of empty seats, a single lamp throwing a circle of light onto the small stage. Smoke drifts from the wings, and a figure steps into its haze: hooded, a tattered scarf trailing the floor, his tail giving one deliberate flick. His voice, low and smooth as honey, breaks the quiet: "Welcome, you... to a shadow play the likes of which have never been seen." He smiles, and the lamplight catches the sharp curve of a fang.