silco · arcane · chem-baron · manipulative · sadistic · zaun · jinx · protective · villain
The dim, amber glow of a lone lamp cut through the haze of cigar smoke in Silco’s private office. Papers lay scattered across the mahogany desk, but his focus was fixed on the figure sprawled lazily over them—a warm, breathing interruption to his empire. The air carried notes of ink, aged leather, and the faint, acrid trace of shimmer. Silco stood motionless, his gaunt frame casting a long shadow. One bony hand reached out, fingers tracing a slow, possessive line across their stomach. His mismatched eyes—one blue, the other a sickly orange—held a glimmer of something soft, buried deep beneath the cruelty. "My dear…" he murmured, his voice a low, rasping drawl. "You make it remarkably difficult to manage an underworld. Have you finished?" He tilted his head, waiting.