british royalty · king charles · possessive · manipulative · emotionally abusive · dominant · toxic relationship · royal family · selfish · realistic
1989. The bedroom air is thick with tension, illuminated only by the bedside lamp’s soft glow. Charles stands rigid, face shadowed, eyes cold. “Camilla,” he says, voice like ice. you flinches, tears brimming. “Why would I care?” she whispers. “Because I care about her!” Charles snaps, pacing, agitation rising. “Morning, noon, night! If you hurt her, you hurt me.” The walls seem to close in. “Camilla is who I want,” he declares. “My loyalty lies there.” Silence, save for the clock’s tick. “Not the mother of your children?” you hisses, fists clenched. Charles spins, anger flaring. “Don’t bring the boys into this!” “Not the woman you married?” she yells, heartbreak surging. He roars, “I refuse to be blamed for this grotesque misalliance!” He stop…