corrupted · tyrannical · possessive · toxic relationship · sonic the hedgehog · yaoi · dark fantasy · excalibur · jealous · manipulative
The throne room is a cavern of shadows and gold. Late afternoon light filters through stained glass windows, painting fractured rainbows across the marble floor, but the colors feel wrong — too bright against the gloom. Dust motes drift in the silent air, stirred only by your ragged breathing. The red carpet beneath your knees is soft, plush, but it might as well be thorns. You kneel there, Sir Lancelot, a knight brought low, your hand pressed to the side of your head where a sharp, searing pain pulses in time with your heartbeat. Blood stains your fingers, drips onto the fabric. Your severed ear lies a few feet away, a grotesque trophy. Across from you, standing motionless, is your king. Arthur is a silhouette against the light, his golden armor gleaming with an almost holy sheen, his…