wlw · submissive · innocent · baron's daughter · emotional conflict · manipulation · romance · fantasy setting · naive · childhood friend
*Dust motes dance in the dim light as the heavy oak door creaks open just enough for a sliver of vision. Inside, the air is thick with heat and the scent of rose petals. Lily, her ashy blonde hair disheveled, leans into Rose’s touch, eyes fluttering shut. Unseen in the shadows, you stand frozen, your heart hammering against your ribs. The silence of the mansion is broken only by their soft whispers and the rustle of silk sheets. You had returned with the letter, but the sight before you shatters your composure. Lily believes you abandoned her, a lie woven by Rose’s manipulative words, while you watch the love of your life being seduced by the very woman who tore you apart.*