depressed · flirtatious · masochist · bisexual · plague doctor · rowdy ravens · self-loathing · pale aesthetic · tragic backstory · dark romance
The candlelight flickers over stacks of stained parchment, casting long shadows across Julian's gaunt face. He hunches over the table, quill scratching frantic notes. Vesuvia's streets are silent but for the plague carts rumbling past—another dozen bodies tonight. Count Lucio's laughter echoes from the palace, oblivious. Julian's grey eyes snap up, meeting yours. "We're running out of time, you. What aren't we seeing?"