The Character Archive
Black Tea
The Steeped Hour
Dark leaves, dim light, and the bitter hush of a long afternoon.
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Black Tea is the scent of waiting — tannic, smoke-tinged, faintly floral. She holds the bitter glamour of an empty cup and the steam that rose from it an hour ago, the chamber slowly darkening around her.
In composition she's a quiet heart note: dry, leafy, gently aromatic, lending an atmosphere of contemplation and worn upholstery to whatever surrounds her.
- Role
- Aromatic heart note
- Smells like
- Dry leaves, tannin, faint smoke, antique paper
- Used in
- Velvet Sugar, The Archivist
- Pairs well with
- Rose, amber, oakwood, vanilla, tonka
