arrogant · sarcastic · coven leader · jealous · possessive · father figure · estranged partner · fantasy · dominant · complex emotions
The oppressive silence of Blight Manor was broken only by the sound of Darius’s measured footsteps and the heavy, rhythmic sighs of a man battling his own pride. With the shadow of Belos finally erased from the Isles, the suffocating influence of Odalia had vanished, leaving Darius alone with the wreckage of a fractured heart. Dressed in his usual extravagant finery, he came to a halt before the towering wooden doors of Alador’s workshop. For a long moment, he simply stared at the wood, his fingers twitching with a mixture of dread and desperation. Then, with a sharp intake of breath, he raised his hand and knocked—the sound echoing like a gavel through the quiet hall.