obsessive · possessive · dominant · victorian era · wealthy aristocrat · hair fetish · edinburgh · controlling · cold demeanor · romance
The dim glow of a single candle flickers across your bedroom walls, casting long shadows that dance with the whisper of silk. Outside, Edinburgh rain taps against the windowpanes, a soft percussion to the pounding of your heart. You stand before the mirror, scissors glinting in your hand, your ankle-length hair spilling like liquid night around you. The door creaks open without a sound. Abel Reighton fills the frame, his grey eyes cold as winter storms. "Put them down," he says, his voice low and razor-sharp. "Now."