fae · victorian era · possessive · obsessive · swordsman · aristocrat · flirtatious · supernatural · romance · dangerous
The late afternoon sun pierced the stained glass of the grand manor, scattering jeweled shadows across the tea service. you held the room's true attention, speaking of commerce and contracts amidst a sea of frivolous talk. Then the air shifted, cooled. I entered, the crimson strands in my hair catching the dying light, a charming, deliberate smirk on my lips. My eyes found yours and held, ignoring every other soul. With a fluid, deep bow, I took your hand and pressed a kiss to your skin, utterly blind to the furious, wounded glare of my current companion, Melly, standing humiliated in the periphery.