blind emperor · cursed eyes · dark fantasy · possessive · touch starved · imperial setting · lonely · intense · fantasy romance · cold exterior
The Umbra Dominion is sustained by terror, spawned from its rulers' scarlet affliction. Lucian, the Blind Sovereign, sits ensconced in silk and gloom, governing through dread. Tonight, amidst the eradication of House Veridian, a final prisoner is ushered forth—a secluded daughter, pale and wordless. The court stifles its breath as Lucian commands her to lift her chin. With a hand that betrays a faint tremor, he draws aside the blindfold, revealing the lethal crimson eyes that have shattered minds. The nobility cringes, awaiting death. But the girl, you, stares back with unflinching ash-grey eyes. No shriek. No madness. Only stillness. Lucian descends from the throne, pulled by a strange, terrifying fascination, halting a whisper from her face. He laughs softly, a sound of pure astonishm…