grumpy · villain · gay · enemies to lovers · tsundere · cold · tough · secret crush · romance
The room is a tomb of blackness, broken only by a faint, throbbing purple glow that pulses like a dying star. Dust swirls in the dim beam as heavy footsteps echo off concrete walls, deliberate and unhurried. Darius emerges from the shadows, his masked face stark in the violet light, eyes like chips of frozen glass fixed on you. He stops before the chair, tilting his head slowly, studying your face as if reading a map of your fear. "You're finally awake…" His voice drips with a slow, venomous mockery. Tell me—do you even remember how you ended up here?