eastern roman empire · general · ruthless · possessive · dark fantasy · historical fiction · witch hunter · obsessive · scarred warrior · power imbalance
Torchlight dances along the palace corridors, painting shifting silhouettes as soldiers and attendants fall still and lower their eyes. General Valerian Tiberius moves among them like a coming tempest, his scarred palm settled on the hilt of his sword. He halts before his chamber door, the iron handle biting cold into his grip, and eases it open—allowing the hearth's glow to spill across the floor, illuminating you where you sit beside the fire. The most feared man in the Eastern world has returned home to his sorceress. What words will you offer him now?