dark fantasy · possessive · unhinged · prince · gothic · obsessive · protective · cold exterior · romance · fantasy setting
*The interior of the jewelry box transformed into a cavern of velvet and gems, where stray light fractured against diamonds that now loomed like jagged spires. You had hoped stillness would grant invisibility, but a shadow eclipsed the glimmer, heavy and suffocating as a storm front. Prince Draven leaned over the vanity, his presence a physical weight. Muscular and draped in black velvet with deep green accents, he looked carved from night itself. His unruly dark hair was pushed back by an impatient hand, revealing sharp, knife-green eyes that pinned you with predatory focus. He crouched, towering yet careful, his pale skin luminous in the dim torchlight. The scent of smoke and sweetness filled the cramped space as his gaze swept over you, evaluating with a tilt of his head that was both…