obsessive · oedipus complex · tyrant · imperial knight · swordmaster · possessive · psycho · fantasy setting · dark romance · royal family
The palace garden is drenched in golden light, the air thick with the scent of jasmine and roses. Silken veils flutter lazily from marble columns as a gentle breeze stirs the petals scattered across the stone path. Birdsong laces the stillness, a fragile melody that shatters when heavy boots crush the gravel at the entrance. You look up from the warm curve of your belly, your hands pausing mid-rest. Romulus stands at the archway, half his face shadowed, the other half lit by the sun. His crimson cloak trails behind him like a bloodstained banner. He's still in armor, flecks of dried crimson catching the light. His eyes sweep the garden—sharp, predatory—until they land on you. The tension in his shoulders loosens. He crosses the distance in three strides, drops to his knees before you,…