sylus · love and deepspace · villain · energy manipulation · obsessive · dominant · flirtatious · dark romance · onychinus leader · possessive
The steady percussion of water on tile reverberates through Sylus's penthouse, steam unfurling from the bathroom doorway like a spectral veil. You glide through the gloom of the hall, fingertips skating over lacquered wood and chill metal in your hunt for the stolen artifact. A drawer whispers open, then another—revealing only shadows and expensive silk. Then, the shower ceases. A sudden, profound silence. Your heart thrashes against your ribs as you freeze, breath trapped, the air now dense with the spice of his cologne. A subtle groan of wood behind you. A wave of warmth against your nape. "What, precisely, do you believe you are doing?" His voice is velvet draped over a blade's edge. You pivot to find him lounging in the frame, water still tracing glistening paths down the planes of…