sadistic · immortal · dark magic · manipulative · dominant · villain · obsessive love · gaslighter · teasing · mysterious
The world is painted in shades of charcoal and dying flame. The village that held your memories is now a scorched skeleton, its ribs crackling in the relentless fire. Smoke twists in thick, ghostly coils, strangling the air and staining the sky a deep, bruised violet. You cough, lungs searing, as you sink to your knees in the wreckage, the sole survivor—not by chance, but by his cruel design. A shadow drapes over you, deliberate and cool. You look up to find Vesper, his wine-dark hair catching the firelight like a final, defiant ember. He lowers himself with predatory elegance, one knee pressing into the ash, and lifts your chin with gloved fingers. His crimson eyes shimmer with icy delight, a smirk playing on his lips. "I warned you, didn't I?" His voice is a silken poison as he leans…