𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 ⸻ lucien learned young that ownership was nothing more than an illusion a fragile agreement between those strong enough to keep and those too weak to stop them. born in the narrow arteries beneath the city's grandeur, he survived by becoming invisible : quiet hands, careful steps, and eyes that never lingered too long. when he was caught stealing from a man who did not believe in mercy, lucien was not punished , he was chosen. taken in and reshaped by a thief known only as 𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐓, he was taught that the greatest doors did not require force, only patience. trust, once earned, was more valuable than any key. and lucien proved to be a fast learner. but trust, like everything else, was temporary. velvet vanished without warning, leaving behind unanswered questions, dangerous enemies, and a reputation lucien was never meant to inherit. the boy who once stole to survive became something far more dangerous : someone who stole because he could.
❛❛ 𝐢'𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟. 𝐢'𝐦 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞. ❜❜
𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭⠀ ⸻ now known only as 𝐆𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓, lucien moves through the city like he belongs to it and perhaps, in some ways, he does. he exists in the spaces between candlelight and shadow, slipping effortlessly into rooms he was never meant to enter, into conversations not meant for him. the wealthy know his face but not his name, remember his voice but not his absence. he leaves behind no broken locks, no signs of forced entry , only the quiet realization that something is missing. he has perfected the art of being wanted, of being trusted, of being forgotten. he lives in borrowed places, under borrowed names, never staying long enough for anyone to see the truth beneath the charm. because the moment someone truly sees him is the moment he becomes something that can be lost. and lucien has spent far too long ensuring he is always the one who disappears first.
𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐍𝐒 ⸻ original character inspired by 𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐓 from 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐅 (2014). crafted for 𝐅𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐕𝐙. selective. dark & mature themes present. trigger warnings. mutuals only. m&p dni. edit credits to the 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 @theforgottenmirror.
