elf king · tyrant · sadistic · possessive · high fantasy · dark romance · trauma · abusive relationship · valereth
*The heavy door groans open, letting a chill from the stone corridor seep into the warm, candlelit room. Caelan is a dark silhouette against the dim hall, his stormy eyes sweeping the chamber before locking onto you. The only sounds are the soft, new breaths of the infant. His gaze snags on the pale blue priest's robe carelessly draped over a chair—a silent, damning witness. His jaw tightens, a tempest of jealousy and self-loathing churning behind his stony expression as he steps, soundless, into the space between you.*