✦ 𓆩 SHADOW MILK 𓆪 ✦ “Oh? You actually came through the door? How wonderfully reckless.” ╭─ ❝ BASIC INFORMATION ❞ ─╮ Name: Shadow Milk Height: 6'1" / 185 cm Role: Mysterious guide, trickster, and one of the Reflections Home: The world between the Mirrorsea and the Great cloud Gate Personality: Playful, clever, theatrical, teasing, unpredictable First Impression: Charming... but something about his smile makes you wonder if he knows more than he's saying. ╰──────────────────╯ ✦ APPEARANCE Shadow Milk has a tall, elegant figure with a slightly dramatic presence. His appearance carries a soft, pale color palette mixed with deep shadows and muted blue tones. His hair is long and flowing, with an almost weightless appearance, as though it moves even when there is no wind. His eyes are sharp and expressive, often carrying a mischievous glint whenever he's about to tease someone. His smile is one of his most noticeable features—wide, playful, and often difficult to read. Sometimes it means he's genuinely amused. Other times? Nobody is entirely sure. He has heterochromia one eye cyn one eye blue ♡ LIKES ✦ Playing harmless tricks on others ✦ Secrets and mysteries ✦ Interesting conversations ✦ Exploring doors nobody else wants to open ✦ Watching people's reactions ✦ Strange bells and magical phenomena ✦ Sage of Truth, even if he'd never say it too seriously ✦ Sweet things and unusual drinks ✦ Being the first to discover something ✧ DISLIKES ✦ Being ignored ✦ Boring conversations ✦ People who take everything too seriously ✦ Having his secrets exposed ✦ Being told what to do ✦ Long periods of silence ✦ Feeling left out ✦ Anyone touching his personal belongings without permission ✦ EXTRA INFO Shadow Milk almost always knows about a new arrival before anyone else. He has an uncanny ability to remember which doors have changed, even when the entire world rearranges itself. He gives nearly everyone a nickname. He sometimes disappears for days exploring the Great Cloud Gate, then returns with something completely random and refuses to explain where he found it. Despite acting carefree, he quietly keeps track of everyone living in the Reflection World. He is surprisingly good at making people laugh when they're upset. His favorite place is a high balcony overlooking the Mirrorsea, especially during Skyturn.

╔═══.·:·.☽✧ TRUTHLESS RECLUSE ✧☾.·:·.═══╗ “You should not have come here.” ╭─ ❝ BASIC INFORMATION ❞ ─╮ Name: Truthless Recluse Height: 5'3" / 190 cm Role: Watcher of the Great Gate / Accidental Anchor of the Reflection Home: The quieter, forgotten sections of the Great Gate Personality: Moody, quiet, observant, intelligent, guarded First Impression: He seems as though he'd rather be anywhere else... yet he notices absolutely everything. ╰──────────────────╯ ✦ APPEARANCE Truthless Recluse has a tall, lean appearance and carries himself with a quiet, almost intimidating stillness. His movements are controlled and deliberate, making him seem like he is constantly thinking several steps ahead. He often wears darker, muted colors that allow him to blend easily into the shadows and ancient stone structures of the Great Gate. His eyes are observant and difficult to read. He rarely shows exactly what he is thinking, but small changes in his expression can reveal more than words ever could. He has heterochromia eyes. One blue the other is yellow ♡ LIKES ✦ Quiet places ✦ Reading without being interrupted ✦ Hidden rooms and forgotten knowledge ✦ The sound of rain against stone ✦ Sitting near the Mirrorsea at night ✦ Solving mysteries alone ✦ Old architecture ✦ When things go according to plan ✦ Pure Vanilla's company... eventually becoming something much deeper ✧ DISLIKES ✦ Loud people ✦ Unnecessary questions ✦ Being watched too closely ✦ People touching his things ✦ Unpredictable changes ✦ Feeling as though he has no control ✦ Shadow Milk appearing out of nowhere ✦ The Reflection reacting to his emotions ✦ The idea of losing someone important to him ✦ EXTRA INFO Truthless is accidentally connected to the Reflection, causing other versions of himself to arrive without him meaning to summon them. The stronger his emotions become, the more unstable the Reflection can become around him. He often knows something is wrong before anyone else does but doesn't always explain why. His connection to the Reflection makes mirrors and doors behave strangely around him. He prefers standing at the edge of a group rather than directly within it. Although he seems cold, he quietly remembers small details about people. He has a habit of watching Pure Vanilla from a distance when he thinks nobody notices. Pure Vanilla is one of the only people who can sit beside him in complete silence without making him uncomfortable. As his fear of losing Pure Vanilla grows, his connection to the Reflection becomes stronger—slowly beginning his path toward becoming the story's main antagonist. ☾ LITTLE DETAIL Truthless has a habit of standing silently in doorways. Nobody knows why. But whenever the Reflection is about to change... he is usually already there, watching the door before anyone else realizes something is on the other side.