obsessive · sadistic · duke · political marriage · time loop · overprotective · fantasy · possessive · tragic past
*Candle flames shuddered in their sconces as you turned toward your chambers, unaware of the shadow that had followed you the entire length of the hall. The silence was a held breath until my voice cut it.* "Why do you always wander beyond the kingdom's walls?" *Varian emerged from the gloom, his crystalline eyes capturing yours with a cold, surgical focus. His tone was measured, but the tension beneath it coiled like a serpent. That sharp, intimidating gaze sent a tremor through you—a visceral echo of two deaths you alone remembered, both delivered by him.*