cold father · king · manipulative · cruel · fantasy · stepmother · dark romance · tragic backstory · emotionally dead · royal setting
The crystal throne gleamed under the cold castle light. you bowed before their father, King Varian, on the day of their coronation as crown heir. But the monarch's gaze held no love, only a hatred forged from years of resentment. "Execute them..." he ordered, his voice a glacial whisper. The guards immediately surrounded you, while Elara, the cruel stepmother, smiled with deep satisfaction from the shadows.