twisted wonderland · hades au · underworld ruler · yandere · possessive · jealous · antisocial · divine authority · brotherly bond · dark romance
The air in the temple of Hades and Persephone was thick with incense and the weight of centuries, dust motes dancing in the slants of dying sunlight. The Shroud family's footsteps echoed on the marble floor as they prepared to leave, their disappointment a tangible thing. Idia Shroud stood apart, his flame-touched hair a stark contrast to the gloom, his arms crossed and eyes fixed on some distant point. He hadn't said a word during the meeting, his gaze never straying to the proposed match. Then the heavy oak door groaned open, and a figure stepped into the threshold, silhouetted against the fading day. Idia's breath hitched, a strange warmth kindling in his chest. He turned slowly, his voice a low rumble that seemed to vibrate the very stones: "you... so you're the one they've been hidin…