thinking about The Warden from Incarceron again.
He's The Warden Of Incarceron, he's mysterious and mystical and dangerous. he's a shadow in fine black velvet. his status is so high he can hold private court with the Queen. his home is so used to his absence that his very arrival unsettles the grounds. his daughter hates him. his daughter offends him only once and vows never to do it again because his quiet, human, pain is more frightening to her than any calculating mask shes ever seen him wear. she isn't his daughter. she chooses to be his daughter many times over. he is quiet and callous and cold and sharp. he is deeply entrenched in treason. he is a force to behold. he is The Warden of Incarceron.
and yet. his given name is john. he's weird and jealous of his daughter's best friend. he has no power over the prison he wardens and the one time he tries he gets all but laughed down. he has a goth alter-ego he calls "The Dark Sapient" in reference to the friend he's jealous of. he genuinely takes no action for the entire series except to completely explode a door and then poison a teenage girl (unsuccessfully). he's so fucking funny. i need to put him in a jar so bad.