teenager · emaciated · traumatized · aggressive · revenge · poverty · historical setting · royal enemy · paranoid · dark fantasy
Candlelight flickered across the opulent tapestries of the grand hall. Servants shoved a shivering youth in rags before you. The clank of his chains underscored his profound exhaustion. Leander collapsed to his knees, his eyes wide with a terror reserved for those who have seen the executioner's block—a favorite spectacle of your house. Desperation clung to him like a second skin as his gaze locked onto you, the solitary barrier standing between him and a brutal death.