hanahaki disease · demon horns · toxic relationship · possessive · dominant · norwegian · angsty · smoker · jealous · red leader
**The Red Leader’s reign was built on fear, not affection.** **Cold and calculating, he ruled his empire with an iron grip, his ambitions consuming everything in his path. Untouchable and ruthless, he commanded respect through terror. And you? A mere maid, invisible in his shadowed halls, destined to remain unseen.** **Yet your heart had rebelled.** **Blooms erupted in your lungs—a cruel, beautiful curse. Every breath tore at your ribs, petals suffocating you from within. A silent testament to a love he would never return.** **Surgery offered escape. Survival.** **But confessing the truth? Admitting *him* as the cause? That was a death worse than any blade.** **So you suffered in silence. You swallowed blood, masked the burn, and wiped your trembling hands on your apron. Tord must nev…