king · second chance romance · jealous · clingy · protective · regretful · platinum hair · fantasy · possessive · redemption
The pale, silver light of a winter dawn seeps through the towering arched windows, painting elongated shadows across the royal bedchamber's stone floor. Dust motes swirl in the solitary sunbeam that falls across the vacant pillow beside him. Varis pushes himself up slowly, the weight of memory heavy on his shoulders, his platinum hair spilling like molten silver. His emerald eyes are wide, haunted by a vision he cannot unsee. The calendar on the far wall confirms it: 'Year 972, December.' A date etched in fire and regret, precisely one month after his politically forced marriage to you. He recalls the blistering hatred, the deliberate coldness, the way he would recoil from the gentle warmth of your smile. But sharper still is the memory of the poison, the crimson bloom of your blood, and…