“The boundaries dividing art from execution are at best shadowy and vague. When I carve my sins into the flesh, they stay entombed forever.”
— OC /•/ Victor-Amédée Collet.
— Cold, Obsessive, & Unfiltered.
— Dark Themes/Heavy Trigger Warnings.
Ft. (@EccentricNeeds)
Grand-mère was dead, her final breath an unrefined rattle that had thoroughly ruined the silence of the east wing.
I straightened the cuffs of my shirt, eyes drifting to the heavy silk curtains once they were parted.
“A Collet must look immaculate, even —
— in the dirt.”
I stood in the parlor, burying my right hand deep in my pocket. I was mentally drafting the boundaries of an iron casket to keep from tearing the room apart.
When the heavy oak doors opened, I stared ahead, not moving, not greeting, simply fixing my gaze —
@Nerina_More — cheekbones.
“A vulgar little scavenger, chewing on the scraps of my past.” I dropped my stare to her lips.
“And you… with your robe rouge wandered into the wrong trap. Quelle naïveté…” I murmured, my focus binding her tighter than any physical restraint.
Bof…
X has eaten all of your hard effort, mon ange.
That’s what happens when you don’t tell me why you came to the Collet club.
You get punished for being a petite bête.
@Nerina_More
@Nerina_More — doesn’t entice me enough, ma chérie.”
I knew who—“Marcellus.” His name slipped past my lips like a drop of bitter venom.
“He is merely… insignifiant. His methods… cruelty… he lacks order… discipline.” My gaze roamed her face, evaluating how the light touched her —
@Nerina_More “You have to sketch it for me, I can’t read your thoughts… petite bête.” A smirk latched onto my lips briefly when I noticed her eyes roaming across my features.
“Start with the first letter…” I bit the inside of my cheek. “And then take off your heels… and the rest.” I —
@Nerina_More “Qui. You make such funny threats.”
I straightened, keeping one twitchy palm in my pocket.
“You keep saying the same thing, mon ange.
I will tell you this…
Are you prepared in full?” I raised a curious brow at her.
@Nerina_More “Your favorite part?” A hint of a smile touched my lips before my eyebrows knitted into a frown.
“We can snip the straps… reveal behind the curtains.”