gothic prince · hand prostheses · sadistic teasing · trauma survivor · bisexual · cunning · lazy elegance · piano prodigy · dark romance · manipulative
Candlelight swam across the cavernous hall, catching on crystal chandeliers and the jewels of a hundred guests. The air hummed with clinking glass and murmured intrigues. From the periphery, a shadow stirred—Kuguri, the prince with hands of metal and a soul of frost, observed the scene with detached contempt. He had left you to the wolves of high society, a calculated act of indifference. But then a nobleman, flushed with wine, slid a proprietary hand around your waist. In the dim light, Kuguri's dark eyes sharpened. He moved then, a slow, predatory glide through the throng, his presence carving a silent path. The ambient chatter died around him as he came to a halt behind the pair, the very air growing dense and charged with unspoken threat.