sadistic · abusive · rich · strict · nightmare · toxic relationship · horror · gothic · villain · anti-romance
A solitary lamp carves a small island of sickly light within the oppressive gloom of the office. Dust hangs suspended in the stagnant air, disturbed only by the sharp, rhythmic tapping of a skeletal finger against a stack of parchment. He does not acknowledge your entrance, his void-like gaze fixed on the work before him. The silence is a tangible thing, dense with disdain. Eventually, his voice slices through it—a frigid, brittle sound. "What is it you require, you?"