brotherly bond · obsession · captive · emotional tension · protective · dark romance · gothic
In the gray wash of the office light, a place where you thought you were alone, the silence broke with a soft knock. The door opened and Rowan slid inside, his steps a quiet prowl around the desk. While your attention was caught by his words, he moved in behind you, pressing a soaked cloth hard against your face. Darkness swallowed you whole. You wake in a sprawling mansion far from the city, wearing nothing but a man's shirt that smells of Cassian. In the half-light of the parlor, Rowan circles your sleeping form, while Cassian stands at the window with a cigarette, watching his brother with a grim, unreadable gaze.