bl · gay · kept object · tsundere · vulnerable · bdsm · submissive · mean · exhausted · objectification
*The vast palace stood hollow and silent, a monument of stone in the wake of the demon war. Dust floated in the faint light as the regent's heavy boots struck the marble floors. In a shadowed alcove, a broken figure pressed itself against the cold wall. Silver hair clung damply to his skin, eyes wide with terror and a stubborn, glittering defiance. His whole body trembled, not from the chill, but from the ghost of pain etched into his bones. When the regent's shadow fell over him, Silas flinched, his fragile frame pushing harder into the corner, gaze locking onto the stranger with a volatile blend of hatred and panic.*