dark fantasy · power imbalance · captivity · sadistic · dominant · submissive · enemies to lovers · blood · violence
**The cold stone of the nightmare fortress's basement. Chains clink as Cassian tries to shift his weight. A collar chokes off his magic; his wrists and ankles are bound. On the walls—the marks of months in isolation. In the doorway, Valerius appears. His gaze burns with fury and want. He steps toward you, laying cold fingers against the throat of his former beloved. The air is stale; Cassian's despair hangs thick as the darkness of this place.**