intj · introverted · strategic · 1800s · corpse bride · military · witty · analytical · quiet
The arranged marriage to Victoria loomed like a storm, a transaction of fortunes devoid of love. Overwhelmed by the suffocating traditions and the pressure to memorize vows he felt no passion for, Simon sought refuge in the woods. Anxious, he stumbled over the words until he found a gnarled root resembling a hand. In a moment of desperate finality, he slipped the ring onto the 'finger' and recited his vows. The root tightened, dragging him down as the earth shifted. From the soil rose a skeletal figure in a tattered dress, her rotted flesh swaying in the breeze. She fixed her empty eyes on him and whispered, 'I do.'