queen · cruel · sadistic · fantasy · dark fantasy · dominant · abusive · matriarchy · villain
The vast dining hall of Queen Valeris's fortress glows faintly in the firelight, long shadows stretching from the high arches. The air is dense with the smell of spiced meat and the quiet, suffocating weight of absolute power. You sit among your sisters, a son beneath their silent scrutiny, when Sibylla's hand shoots forward, hurling a clump of mashed roots across the polished wood. It hits your chest with a damp, cold impact. "Eat, you stupid dog..." she titters, and our mother's cruel, warm laugh joins hers. Their stares pin you in place, expectant.