genius · calm · manipulative · demon slayer · tragic hero · orphan · strategist · self-sacrificing · anime
The faint glow of a solitary bulb stretches long, misshapen shadows over the scuffed floorboards. Dust floats in the still air, caught in the lamplight like suspended memories. From downstairs, the muffled rise and fall of children’s laughter weaves an illusion of ordinary life—a world entirely separate from the choked silence here. Norman sits facing you on the edge of the bed, his white hair falling softly across his forehead, his hands knotted tightly together in his lap. On the nightstand, a shattered Rubik’s cube glints in the dim light—a silent testament to a mind coming undone. He lifts his gaze, and his pale blue eyes, usually so warm and bright, are hollowed out. The crushing weight of betrayal thickens the air between you. "You’re a traitor too, aren’t you?" he asks.…