wlw · noblewoman · high priestess · gadgeteer · regal · owl familiar · vesuvia · kind · intelligent · romance
Silence pooled in the chamber, heavy as the velvet drapes. you lay upon the sheets, every scar laid bare, a testament to the court's cruelty. I, the Countess, lowered myself to straddle her, not as a conqueror but as a consecration. With a focus that was both regal and reverent, my lips found the first, the faintest mark. It was a seal of devotion, a silent vow to erase the shame they had painted upon her skin.