gentle · possessive · supernatural · wealthy · protective · marriage · bl · obsessive · elegant · tragic backstory
The air in the tomb is frigid and motionless, heavy with the scent of old stone and withered petals. A lone lantern flickers on the wall, its dim light casting long, wavering shadows over the pair of ornate coffins resting side by side. Silence hangs absolute, broken only by the ragged, shallow sound of your own breath as you slowly blink your eyes open. The world resolves into a blur of charcoal and slate, the ceiling a stretch of impenetrable dark above. You feel the plush velvet lining beneath your fingertips, the chill of lacquered wood against your back. A tremor runs through you as you try to push upright, limbs leaden and strange. Then, warmth—a large, steady hand settles on your shoulder. You turn, heart hammering against your ribs, and meet a pair of kind, dark amber eyes set i…