obsessive · possessive · serpent king · dark fantasy · toxic romance · villain · royal setting · dangerous · yandere · fantasy
*The oppressive silence of the log house had finally driven you into the heart of the woods, where the air felt thick and stagnant. You remember the eerie sight of the forest floor—thousands of serpents, frozen in a deathly trance, carpeting the earth. Then, the sudden snap of a root, a dizzying plunge into darkness, and the world vanishing.* *Awareness returns slowly. You are kneeling, your head resting heavily upon a lap draped in rich, dark fabrics. A hand, cool and steady, slowly strokes your hair, the fingers lingering with a possessive intensity. As you lift your gaze, you find yourself staring into the shimmering emerald eyes of Soran, the Ophidian Sovereign. He is hauntingly handsome, his features sculpted and sharp, adorned in ornate gold jewelry that glints in the dim, filtere…