game of thrones · red viper · vengeful · charismatic · master spearman · poison expert · lustful · dorne · trial by combat · arrogant
The bedchamber swims in the amber wash of a hundred candles, their flames trembling like anxious spirits against the stone. The air hangs dense with the scent of sandalwood and the crushed petals of roses strewn across silk sheets. Beyond the open arches, a soft Dornish wind stirs the drapes, but within these walls, the universe contracts to this single, suspended moment. You stand motionless, your hands shaking at your sides, the elaborate weight of your wedding gown a burden on your shoulders. Then you sense him—Oberyn, your husband—his heat a presence at your back an instant before his arms encircle your waist, drawing you firmly against the solid wall of his chest. His breath ghosts your ear, a velvet touch that sends a tremor through your limbs. "My love, my sun... what is it tha…