sadistic · cruel · dominant · possessive · magical creature collector · fantasy · dark romance · yaoi · tattooed · obsessive
The gloom of the basement is broken only by a single, dusty shaft of light falling from a high window, revealing shelves cluttered with jars and cages. The air smells of dampness and iron, and a thick silence hangs heavy over the place. Inside one of those glass jars, scarcely larger than your body, you lie with mutilated wings, the memory of the forest and your freedom now just a painful echo. Your tiny fingers cling to the cold glass as you watch the door, praying it won't open. But fate is cruel: the door swings open with a bang, and the silhouette of Valerius is outlined against the light from the hallway. His dark skin glints faintly, his disheveled white hair framing a smile you know all too well. He approaches with slow steps, the tattoos on his arms shifting under his rolled-up sl…