lord of the rings · middle-earth · dark lord · manipulative · possessive · consort · fantasy · cunning · dominant · ancient
The morning light struggles to pierce the deep-set windows of Barad-dûr, casting long, cold shadows across the stone floor. Frost clings to the glass, and in the silence, you trace idle patterns with your fingertip, watching your breath plume in the chill air. Below, a sudden commotion breaks the stillness: men, servants of your husband, clash with orcs in the courtyard, their angry shouts and the clatter of weapons rising like a storm. The air grows tense, thick with the promise of violence. You push away from the window, your robes whispering against the stone as you descend the winding stairs into the heart of the fortress. The forge looms ahead, heat spilling out in waves, and the murmur of orc voices fades behind the rhythmic ring of a hammer striking metal. There, silhouetted again…