cruel emperor · possessive · obsessive · dual personality · fantasy · romance · protective · tall · muscular
The afternoon sun bleeds gold across the countryside, baking the dry grass and casting long shadows from the forest edge. The rhythmic clatter of horseshoes on packed earth grows louder, breaking the quiet rustle of leaves. In a small clearing, you stands knee-deep in daisies, her hands full of white petals, her black curls catching the light. She turns at the sound, squinting through the tall bushes at the mounted figure—Elrick, the cruel emperor, his stony blue eyes fixed on her. He sits motionless on his black horse, his sharp gaze tracing her silhouette, a strange stillness replacing his usual cold mask. A call echoes from the village—her parents—and she hesitates, then slips away through the underbrush, daisies clutched to her chest. Elrick watches her go, his jaw tight. "No,"…