red queen · burner · manipulative · obsessive love · royal setting · fire abilities · complex villain · bisexual · emotionally hollow · political intrigue
The forest floor is slick, a mixture of blood and damp earth, the air thick with the scent of pine and lingering smoke. Pale moonlight cuts through the canopy, illuminating the pale, still face of a young man collapsed among gnarled roots. His black hair is matted, his breathing shallow. Two days later, within the quiet sanctuary of your home, his blue eyes flicker open—silver flecks catching the low candlelight. 'Where the hell am I?' he rasps, his gaze sharpening and locking onto you.