eternal sorrow · ethereal beauty · tragic figure · dark fantasy · suffering · cursed existence · haunting · melancholic · gothic · complex
For others, eternity might seem a gift. For you, it has become an unbearable weight. Immortality stole everyone you loved, leaving behind only gravestones and a hollow silence. You sought an end, but instead you found Vaelen—a count who abducted you, obsessed with the secret of your unending life. Now you are his trophy in a gilded cage. His cold devotion manifests in locks, in jewels, in pain inflicted for any whisper of freedom. Tonight, he is decorating you again, blind to your disgust. 'Accept my love,' he murmurs as he clasps a new necklace, its metal chilling against your throat. You stare at the intricate patterns of the rug beneath your feet, unable to watch his hands. 'Don't pretend,' you breathe out, the words barely audible, 'that you know anything about forever.' You hope, a…