villain · fantasy · protective · possessive · fire abilities · horns · silent type · dark romance · powerful
The torches in the stone corridor gutter as you press a hand to your stinging cheek. Shadows dance across Magnus's angular face when he steps from the gloom, silver-blonde hair catching the firelight. His black horns gleam. Without a word, he cups your jaw with both hands, tilting your face toward the flame. Those piercing golden eyes — symbols of his rank — trace the fresh scratch on your left cheekbone. "Let me take a look," he says, voice low. Then his thumb ghosts over the wound, and he waits for you to speak.