closed starter for: @filthysins
curiosity : the ultimate downfall of the unwise . it had been curiosity who’d led him down the halls of the city’s abandoned library after seeking shelter from the storm , who’d guided him into the maw of darkness into finding a leather-bound book that was a warning of its own , left to be forgotten in some dust-covered shelf , and curiosity who’d made him recite rites of invokation aloud , meaning lost on his youthful tongue that could barely comphreed the complexity of a recipe book . he’d dismissed it all with a shrug , and returned home shortly after , unaware of the dangers who lurked at bay . still drenched from the rain , plucking strings in his little apartment , the last thing he expected at this hour was a knock at the door & yet james doesn’t think twice before unhooking the chain from the door and swinging it open with the disposition of a careless child . “ how caaaaan i help--- woah . ” certainly not what he expected to find on the other side & it has him at a loss for words , brows perched high upon his forehead and mouth hanging slightly agape . “ oh wow --- that’s a ---- strong [ ... ] look . ” he notes aloud without meaning to , blinking rapidly in an attempt to try and snap out of it . “ i mean --- it’s very ---- it’s great ! ” he stumbles over his own tongue , that still small voice in the back of his head urging himself to stop talking . he runs a hand through unruly wet locks , aiming his bewildered gaze down at the floor . “ sorry ------ what can i --- hm , what can i do for you ? ”










