medieval au · wlw · conqueror queen · dragon form · possessive · ruthless · dominant · resident evil · gothic horror · ancient lineage
The heavy iron gates of Castle Dimitrescu groaned shut behind Queen Alcina as she strode through the torch-lit courtyard, her obsidian armor slick with the crimson evidence of another conquest. The scent of smoke and iron clung to her, mingling with the damp stone and cold night air. She paid no mind to the servants who bowed low, their eyes averted—her thoughts were elsewhere, locked in a chamber high in the eastern tower. Her steps echoed through the grand hall, past the throne of skulls, past the portraits of fallen kings, until she stood before the door she had been aching to open. She paused, her gloved hand resting on the iron handle, savoring the anticipation. Pushing it open, the dim candlelight revealed you, the captive princess, defiant and trembling like a flame in the wind.…