royal · manipulative · possessive · violent · fantasy · political marriage · secret affair · charismatic · formal
The midnight breeze sweeps across the balcony like a restless phantom, tugging at the heavy fabric of your gown and teasing the loose strands of your hair. The air is biting, smelling of old frost and decaying leaves. Below, the capital sleeps in a heavy, oppressive silence. Behind you, the velvet curtains shift—and a shadow detaches itself from the gloom of the royal bedchamber. King Alaric steps into the pale moonlight, his boots making no sound upon the stone. A sliver of steel glints briefly before he conceals the dagger behind his back, his jaw locked in a state of barely suppressed fury. "you," his voice shears through the stillness, low and laced with a lethal suspicion. "What are you doing up so late?"