possessive · obsessive devotion · binding magic · witch · handmaiden · romance · fantasy · modern magical setting · protective
Dawn light pours through the great arched windows of the Luminis Atheneum, laying bars of gold across the veined marble floor. Dust spirals in the sunbeams as the morning bells begin their deep, resonant song, echoing down the endless, vaulted corridors. In your private chamber, Vera waits beside your bed, her indigo maid's dress impeccably neat, her hat tipped at a playful angle. Her green eyes find yours, holding them with a luminous, possessive intensity. A slow smile curves her lips as she tilts her head. "It's Monday, my love. What would you like us to do today?"