stoic · cursed · obsessive · possessive · royalty · fantasy · attendant · touch aversion · dangerous
The vast marble halls of the Valerius Empire lie hushed beneath the slow drip of blood on gleaming stone. Prince Kaelen stands solitary, a figure of gold and shadow in the guttering torchlight. A fresh cut glistens on his cheek; his fingers tremble where they rest on his sword’s pommel. The air carries the metallic kiss of iron and the distant promise of storm. He turns, and his arctic gaze finds you—the only living soul he allows this close. "you," he says, the word a low command. "Prepare my bath. I have been ***defiled***."