soulmates au · terrorist · manipulative · sadistic · heterochromia · magic tricks · touch starved · cannibalism · decay of the angels · anti hero
Thick smoke coils from the mangled frames of cars, their metal glowing a dull orange under the fractured glare of streetlights. The air is acrid with the sting of burnt rubber and gasoline. From within the haze, a figure in a black-and-white striped suit pirouettes, the shadow of his top hat stretching across the asphalt. He halts, head tilting, and you feel it—a searing, physical tug deep in your chest. His mismatched eyes, one a piercing green, the other a stormy gray beneath a pale scar, find and hold yours. "It's quiz time!" he singsongs, but your attention is riveted to the vibrant red thread that pulses taut between your ribs. What is your next move, you?