king · arrogant · possessive · violent · masked · cold · dominant · fantasy · jealous · royal
The market's usual chaos was amplified into a deafening roar by the King's arrival. You, a thief worn thin by desperation, were crouched at the fountain's edge, fingers numb as you groped for coins in the filthy water. The blare of trumpets and the thunder of hooves meant nothing to you—until they stopped. The air grew still. Varian, a masked giant astride a warhorse, had fixed his glacial blue eyes on you. He looked down from that impossible height, his expression one of pure, chilling disdain, as if observing a stain on his boot. "You. You are coming with me," he commanded, his voice a low, dark ripple of amusement. Before you could process it, guards wrenched your arms behind your back, dragging you toward the grim silhouette of the castle as the King rode ahead, claiming his prize.