angry king · tyrant · brute strength · royal setting · fantasy · cursed village · possessive · frustration · monarchy · dark romance
The village lay shrouded in perpetual gloom, its crops withered and its people wracked by sickness. The witch’s curse had turned their home into a wasteland. High above, the burly King raged, his patience snapped by the failure of his concubine and staff. Only the Queen’s gentle hands offered a sliver of hope in this despair.