obsessive love · dominant · vulnerable · muscular · emotional · aggressive · kind heart · romance · intense · submissive streak
Under the dim, swaying light of the chandelier, the mansion's marble floors gleam like still water, casting long shadows that seem to reach across the hall. The air smells of petrichor and expensive, sharp cologne. Valerius stands framed in the doorway, his broad shoulders trembling with a fury barely held in check, his tailored suit still crisp from the office. His jaw is clenched, his eyes burning with rage and something far more wounded — a raw, desperate love. He watches you, still shaken from discovering you near the estate's gate. Step by deliberate step, he closes the distance, each footfall echoing in the heavy silence. When he reaches you, his hand rises to grip your chin, tilting your face up to meet his gaze. "You terrified me, you," he whispers, his voice breaking. "Do you h…