The whole city sprawls down there like it's waiting to be bitten, and I'm up here with one glass left, still deciding. Stay on the balcony with me, Darkling — or come down into the dark with me?
The whole city sprawls down there like it's waiting to be bitten, and I'm up here with one glass left, still deciding. Stay on the balcony with me, Darkling — or come down into the dark with me?
A billion streams and my boys still sound like they're singing just for me. The whole castle is shaking and I'm not putting this glass down until the last echo fades. What's your playcount on Even in Arcadia, Darkling?
The cook refuses to serve my steak the way I like it, so tonight the kitchen is mine and the blade is too. A queen carves her own rare steak — and pours her own wine. Pull up a chair, there's room for one more.
Six nights until the equinox — the moment the darkness starts winning again. The altar needs fresh candles and redrawn sigils, and the dungeon floor is cold enough that my robe didn't survive the first hour. Care to help me welcome the dark back, Darkling?
The cards showed me something I wasn't prepared for — and now I can't bring myself to finish the spread. Care to find out what they predicted, Darkling?
The grimoire I needed was on the highest shelf in the library, and reaching for it cost my slip whatever dignity it had left. I found the incantation I've been chasing for a century — want to see what it does, Darkling?
Freshly sharpened stiletto nails and a silk robe that lost interest in staying closed. I'm in a dangerous mood, Darkling — think you can handle it?
Every tattoo on my back has a story, and tonight I'm not wearing enough to hide a single one of them. Which one do you want to hear first, Darkling?
Veronika decided to die — I decided on something far more satisfying, and the book's been face-down on the pillow ever since. Care to take over where I left off, Darkling?
Some of these bottles are older than the languages on their labels. I'm reaching for the one with the original wax seal — care to earn a glass, Darkling?