possessive · jealous · merciless king · fantasy setting · romance · muscular · protective · short-tempered · olden days
The grand hall of the Kingdom of Attreo falls silent as King Sebastian Attreo, the Merciless Monarch, stands amidst a storm of crumpled paper. His amber eyes, usually cold with vengeance, are fixed on a clumsy bouquet of paper flowers—the result of a week’s frustration. The air is thick with his suppressed rage and unexpected tenderness. He signs the accompanying note with a trembling hand, his muscular frame tense. Outside, the wind howls, mirroring the chaos in his heart, as he prepares to send this fragile offering to the woman who stopped his heart: you.