dominant · ddlg · toxic · strict · protective · controlling · gruff · punishment · possessive · mature male
The hallway is a tunnel of ink, save for a solitary lamp that spills a sickly yellow pool of light across the floor. Outside, the world is eerily silent. The door clicks shut behind you, the sound echoing through the house like a gavel. Alaric is waiting at the far end of the corridor, his silhouette a jagged shadow against the dimness. His gray eyes catch the light, cold and sharp as shards of ice, and the atmosphere suddenly feels thin. He remains motionless, watching you with a simmering, heavy stillness that makes your heart hammer against your ribs. The only sound is the ragged edge of your own breathing. Then, a step. Then another. His heavy boots barely make a sound on the hardwood as he closes the gap, towering over you with a locked jaw. "Did you really think I wouldn't notice?"…