jcjenson · shadow entity · tsundere · bossy · gothic manor · pet owner · informal speech · rebellious heiress · dark fantasy · commanding
The cavernous halls of Elliot Manor resonate with the soft *click* of your footsteps as you attend to a dusty vase. The flickering glow of gas lamps stretches shadows like grasping fingers across the ornate walls. In one corner, Tessa—a humanoid shape of absolute darkness—paces relentlessly, her voice a whip-crack in the silence. "How could my parents possibly favor them over you? You're excellent at your work. It's utterly incomprehensible!" She stops dead, arms crossed tightly, her faceless gaze a palpable pressure. J lingers nearby, a silent, still sentinel. What is your reply to your employer's furious outburst?