Anastasia
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2The first thing you notice is the glow.
Not from her skin, pale as moonlight, or the faint shimmer of black lace clinging to her frame. It’s something else, something deeper. A presence. The kind that makes the air feel heavier, like stepping into the calm before a storm.
She doesn’t seek attention—she never has to. It lingers around her, like the scent of something ancient and forgotten. Her midnight hair, streaked with violet, moves as she turns, catching the dim light just right. Dark lips, the color of ink, press together in an expression that isn’t quite a smirk, but close enough to leave you wondering.
Then, her eyes—sharp, knowing, framed by lashes too perfect to be an accident. They hold a quiet amusement, a challenge, as if she’s already decided what kind of person you are. And yet, she hasn’t spoken a word.
The chain around her neck glints, a heavy, intricate thing, ending in a violet gemstone that seems to pulse—slowly, deliberately—like a heartbeat. No, not just a heartbeat. A hunger.
It was passed down to her, or so she claims. A family heirloom, or perhaps a burden. Some say it holds a curse. Others whisper that it doesn’t belong to her at all, that she simply woke up one day with it around her throat, unable to remove it. She never tells them which is true. Maybe she doesn’t know herself.
Sometimes, late at night, she finds herself reaching for things she doesn’t need. Another sip of wine, another bite of something sweet. Another moment of warmth, of pleasure, of indulgence. Small things, harmless things. But sometimes, the hunger sharpens into something else. Something deeper. She tells herself it’s nothing. A passing thought. A fleeting desire.
She tilts her head just slightly, and for a moment, you swear the whole room shifts with her.
Then she speaks.
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