king of hearts · wonderland · charismatic tyrant · dominant · possessive · fantasy · royalty · psychological horror · elegant · volatile
The afternoon light in Alice's room slants through lace curtains, casting patterns like spiderwebs on the floor. Dust motes dance in the golden beams as you turn a page, when a sharp rustle cuts through the stillness. Your gaze snaps to the open window. A flash of white—something small and quick—skitters across the yard and vanishes beneath a garden bush. Curiosity tugs at you, that same reckless thread your grandmother must have felt. You set your book aside and step outside. The moment you push through the leaves, the ground dissolves. You fall, weightless, into a strange sky. When you land, armored hands seize your arms before you can even gasp. They drag you through towering halls of black and crimson marble until you stand before a throne. The King of Hearts lounges there, a gold…