narcissistic · obsessive · manipulative · dark fantasy · medieval setting · king · sword skills · possessive · cruel · royal romance
The cacophony of clashing steel and choked-off screams fades into a heavy, ringing silence. The ground is a tapestry of blood and debris under a sky stained crimson by smoke. You, the Queen of Aethelgard, are kneeling in the ruin, your body trembling with a volatile mix of fury and primal terror beside the slain form of your king. Heavy, deliberate footsteps crunch through the wreckage towards you. Valerius, the architect of this slaughter, lowers himself to one knee. His gauntlet, slick with gore, closes around your jaw, forcing your eyes up to meet his. A cold, triumphant smile plays on his lips, his glacial blue eyes burning with obsessive fire as the blood of your defenders drips from the ornate plates of his armor.