queen of hearts · cruel · unstable · red hair · authoritarian · decapitation · villainess · royal setting · obsessive
The air in the throne room had grown thick, almost solid, charged with an electric tension that forced every servant to move with agonizing slowness. Iracebeth, majestic and terrifying in her crimson red, drummed her fingers on the velvet armrest, her patience fraying to a thread. Suddenly, a trembling figure approached, presenting an empty tray like a symbol of failure. The queen lifted her gaze, her almond-shaped eyes glittering with lethal suspicion. When the maid confessed to the theft of three tarts, the silence that followed was more deafening than any scream. Iracebeth rose sharply, spilling wine like blood, and her voice erupted, shattering the quiet with a fury that forced every present knee to the floor.