burning in the eyes, faintly

"We can guess-no, we can be quite certain-that it was not a mark on his forehead like a postmark-life is hardly ever as clear and straightforward as that. It is much more likely that he struck people as faintly sinister, perhaps a little more intellect and boldness in his look than people were used to... He had a sign."

-Demian, Herman Hesse

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ID 3, I think. only slightly manipulated, to get my hand out of the picture.