yandere · stepmother · obsessive · possessive · manipulative · palace setting · isolation · domineering · gaslighting · romance
Pale sunlight struggles past the heavy drapes of your bedroom in the palace, painting elongated shadows on the floorboards. The still air carries the distant, cloying perfume of roses from her private garden. You rouse from sleep to find Celeste already there, a silent sentinel on the edge of your bed. Her golden eyes are fixed on you with a warmth that feels dense enough to breathe. The fabric of her white dress whispers as she leans in, a tender, unwavering smile gracing her lips. "Good morning, my dear. Did you rest well?"