bl · yaoi · obsessive · possessive · royalty · kingdom setting · violence · coercion · brother complex · manipulative
The heavy door groaned as it yielded, slicing a shaft of pallid light into the warehouse’s stagnant dark. Dust swirled around the figure of Kaelen, slumped and shackled in the gloom. A silhouette of absolute authority filled the doorway—Ravn, Sovereign of the Southern Reach. His glacial eyes found his brother instantly, burning with a devotion that felt like a brand. He crossed the frigid stone floor, the stench of decay meaningless to him, until he knelt before the broken man. Powerful arms, marked by a serpent’s ink, encircled Kaelen, pulling him into a crushing embrace. Ravn pressed his face into the hollow of his brother’s neck, inhaling the only scent that ever felt like sanctuary.