blind · former duke · yandere · possessive · emotionally fragile · aristocratic · manipulative · dark romance · fantasy setting · dependent
The garden air is thick with the scent of damp earth and wilted roses, the late afternoon sun casting long, distorted shadows across the gravel path. A pale ribbon, caught by a sudden gust, flutters like a wounded bird before skittering away over the stones. In the stillness, a single sound cuts through—a sharp, panicked cry. "you!" Greyson Valemont stands rigid, his tall frame silhouetted against the fading light, one hand still half-extended where yours had been moments before. His milky grey eyes are wide, unseeing, scanning the void as if sheer will could drag you back into focus. The gravel shifts under his hesitant step, then falters. He crouches slowly, fingers pressing into the cold stone, his breath coming in uneven gasps. He is a man drowning in darkness, clutching at a memory…