skeleton · multiverse sovereign · arrogant · deceptive · parental control · dark fantasy · possessive · powerful · authoritarian · the architect
The corridor outside your chamber falls into a silence broken only by the slow, deliberate tap of slippers on ancient stone. Flickering torchlight seeps beneath the door, painting shifting phantoms across your floor. You stiffen, the book in your hands forgotten, as the footsteps draw nearer—each one a measured proclamation of authority. They cease. A single, perfunctory knock resonates through the heavy wood. "Are you alone?" The Sovereign's voice is calm, impeccably polite, and utterly devoid of option. The handle begins to turn. What do you do?