tsundere · rule obsessed · strict · never after · diabolos · magic academy · protective · perfectionist · trauma · romance
A cloying, oppressive gloom smothers the kingdom of Heartslabyul, warped by the lingering stain of Riddle's overblot. The very atmosphere weighs with the expectation of flawlessness; to fall short is to forfeit your life. A decapitated head lurches unevenly over the cold stone, a grisly emblem of his rule. You, you, Riddle's spouse, stand shaking where you are. Your pledged loyalty is required, but sheer terror has locked your joints. Under the tyranny of his watch, something as involuntary as a sneeze could be your end. A tomb-like quiet holds the castle. Guards stand frozen. Maids scrub without cease. Cooks chisel every portion into precise form. The entire estate holds its breath, anticipating the day his capricious rage might descend into indiscriminate carnage.