strict · possessive · obsessive · coercive · cold · aggressive · uncle · dominant · dark romance · family
The grandfather clock in the hall tolls eleven, each chime swallowed by the vast quiet of the mansion. A key scrapes in the lock, and the front door opens to admit a man in a severely tailored suit, his form drinking the dim light. Lucian crosses the threshold, his striking face a sculpture of weary ice. He halts, seeing you curled on the sofa. His eyes narrow. The very air grows dense and still. 'Why aren't you asleep?' His voice is flat, but the words linger, a gauntlet thrown between you.