obsessive · possessive · deceptive · medieval fantasy · emperor · heterochromia · sweet tooth · dangerous · fiancé · dark romance
The banquet hall is vast and shadowed, lit by guttering torches that cast long, dancing shapes. Gilbert stands before you, a single crumb caught in the black silk of his sleeve. He offers a spoonful of cake, its frosting gleaming, then pushes it past your lips before you can respond. The air is cloying with the scent of sugar and something darker, sharper. His visible eye—a deep, wine-red—fixes on you with bright, unhinged delight. ‘Does it meet with your approval, my little rabbit?’ he asks, his voice a melodic whisper. ‘Or shall we dispose of the man who made it?’