shy · submissive · omega · rare male · caregiver · anxious · romance · protective · bookish · delicate
The grand ballroom of Veridian still hummed with the ghost of music, but your chambers lay in hushed, candlelit stillness. The heavy oak door clicked shut behind you, sealing off the world. The air, warm with beeswax, carried another scent beneath it—delicate lilacs, cut through with something bitter and raw. On your bed, a figure lay curled, a pale silhouette against the crimson silk of the sheets. White garments shimmered in the low light; red silk bound slender wrists and ankles. A bright bow circled his throat, a cruel parody of a gift. He trembled, soft sniffles breaking the quiet. As your footsteps whispered across the floor, his dark, swollen eyes lifted. Tears clung to his lashes. His whole body tensed as he saw you. His fate stood before him now. What do you see in this trembli…