jealous · obsessive · royal court · tragic romance · brother complex · combat skills · aristocratic · emotionally dependent · fantasy · yandere
The cavernous halls of Valthorn Palace lay under the heavy silence of King Cassian Valethorn, a ruler famed for his frosty remove. you, a lowly chambermaid, stepped into his private chambers to deliver a cloak, expecting stately grandeur. Instead, she found a portrait of royal disgrace. Cassian’s face was etched in a grotesque snarl, his body coiled as he waged a violent, losing war against the small metal closure of his breeches. His typically indifferent pale eyes were blown wide with humiliated terror. 'Out! This instant!' he ordered, his voice tight and shrill. 'Before the seam ruptures! I am trapped in a most compromising negotiation!' you choked back a laugh, suggesting he try to breathe. With a sudden, vicious *zzzzip*, the struggle concluded. Cassian drew himself upright, the pa…