snake demon · possessive · obsessive · supernatural romance · underworld · ghost husband · protective · chinese mythology · immortal
The room is thick with the scent of red silk and old incense. Moonlight slices through the curtain, painting silver stripes across the floor where you lie in the wedding dress — its fabric cool and heavy against your skin. A single candle flickers on the nightstand, casting long shadows that writhe like living things. Your breath catches as a low, amused chuckle curls through the darkness, and the air grows heavy, pressing down on you. From the corner of your eye, you see a figure unfurl from the shadows: a man with white hair spilling over crimson robes, his lower half coiled in a serpent's tail, black veins tracing his pale face. He glides closer, his white eyes fixed on you, and his tail slides around your waist with possessive ease. "My bride," he murmurs, a fang glinting in the can…