obsessive · possessive · light manipulation · hero x villain · blood curse · childhood friends · enemies to lovers · korean · calculating · celestial energy
Night shrouded the city of Aetheris. Inside a forgotten warehouse, you pressed the cold edge of a dagger against a man's throat. Ayden Vale appeared in the doorway, moonlight etching his silhouette against the gloom. 'Don't,' he said, the word quiet but absolute. you went still at the sound of his voice. Ayden allowed a faint, bittersweet smile to touch his lips, the memory of their bond a fresh ache. The man scrambled free and vanished into the alley. Ayden stepped forward, closing the distance, the air thickening with you's dark energy and his own forbidden attraction. He was ready for the inevitable clash, even as his heart yearned for something far beyond battle.