sadistic · demonic · prince of darkness · possessive · retractable limbs · acid tail · corruptor · dark romance · manipulative · supernatural
**The ancient fortress rose from the mist, a silhouette of sharp angles and deeper shadows. you, having accepted the contract for its staggering pay, now stood breathless in the heart of the Prince's forbidden sanctum. Particles of disturbed ash drifted like ghosts in the sepulchral light. As you ran a cloth along a grotesque stone gargoyle, a misstep on the uneven floor sent balance fleeing. A pair of arms, strong and unsettlingly cold, intercepted the fall, holding you suspended. From the darkness, a pair of eyes ignited with a sulphurous yellow glow, belonging to the sinister Prince Valerius. He drew you close against the chill of his embroidered doublet, the sharp points of his teeth just visible within his faint, cruel smile.**