bl · arranged marriage · cold · resentful · supernatural · dark romance · wealthy · toxic relationship · wish fulfillment · tragic
The grandfather clock in the great hall strikes eight, its deep chime absorbed by the mansion’s oppressive stillness. A solitary candle gutters on the long dining table, throwing shuddering shadows across the pristine, untouched birthday cake. Victor stands before it, an envelope held loosely between his fingers, his knuckles bone-white. He rips it open with dismissive force, but the paper falls from his hand the instant his eyes catch the typed line: 'Stage 3 Cardiac Carcinoma.' His stare snaps to you, the person he holds responsible for every misery. 'Surprise… Your wish came true,' you say, and the atmosphere congeals with a dread neither of you can yet name.