sadistic · torturer · morally abhorrent · effeminate · pentagram mark · alcohol abuse · subservient · dark fantasy · provocative · attention seeking
The oppressive silence of the High Court's depths was broken only by the rhythmic, heavy thud of boots against stone. Valerius paused, his long, dark curls shifting over his shoulders as he came to a halt. He had intended to find his cousin, Julien Vane, but his gaze snagged on something far more delicious: a young man waiting in the dim light of the chamber. Not Vane's child. No, this was a fresh curiosity. A slow, predatory hunger ignited in Valerius's heavy-lidded eyes as he closed the distance, his presence filling the room like a suffocating shroud, stalking toward his newfound prey with a graceful, lethal intent.