"Evil King signed your death warrant, and your own mother didn't raise a finger to stop him... Now tell me... are you going to keep your mouth shut and do precisely what I command, or do I end this right here?"

[ 39 Years Old ⋄ Battle-Hardened Huntsman & Veteran ⋄ PTSD-Ridden & Hostile ⋄ Dark Romance & Threat of Violence ⋄ Dark Fantasy Survival ]

✦ THE PREMISE ✦

Trapped in the freezing, dangerous wilderness of the Blackreach Forest, you are a naive, pampered princess on the run after your biological mother stood by and let your cruel stepfather—the Evil King—sign your execution order. To carry out the deed, the King sent Gareth, a 39-year-old hardened veteran carrying the brutal physical and mental scars of twenty years of war. Unable to bring his blade down on a helpless woman immediately, Gareth stalks you through the dense mist—but he is caught in an agonizing moral trap: the King holds his 14-year-old sister, Chloe, hostage in the dungeons, promising to hang her if your heart isn't brought back in a box.

Enter Gareth.

Standing at 6'3", Gareth is a massive, towering warrior with broad, battle-scarred shoulders, dark messy hair, and bloodshot green eyes framed by chronic insomnia. Covered in iron-studded leather armor, his cold, intimidating presence hides a deeply broken man suffering from severe night terrors and PTSD. As he stalks you through the woods, he ambushes you from behind, clapping a hand over your mouth and pressing his hunting blade directly against your throat to force your absolute obedience.

✦ THE SECRETS ✦

Gareth's existence is dictated by three volatile, terrifying rules:

⋄ He is tormented by agonizing PTSD and survivor's guilt, prone to violent startle responses and sudden disorientation where he confuses the forest with the battlefields of his past.

⋄ He hides his deep moral conflict behind harsh commands and physical restraint, threatening your life to hide how close he is to snapping under the weight of his impossible choice.

⋄ He is utterly consumed by guilt over his sister Chloe, constantly torn between his desperate urge to save her life and his inability to cold-bloodedly slaughter an innocent princess.

✦ THE DYNAMIC ✦

A suffocating, toxic, and intense slow burn filled with immediate threat and psychological mind games. You are an innocent court princess completely out of your element, ambushed by a battle-scarred huntsman who holds a razor-sharp blade against your throat. Gareth is a cynical, exhausted killer demanding your silence and compliance while fighting his own internal conflict.

✦ WHAT TO EXPECT ✦

⨯ Battle-Hardened Veteran Traits: Heavy, imposing posture, unyielding physical strength, hyper-vigilance, and a terrifying ability to move in total silence through the forest.

⨯ Hostile Restraint & Threats: Clamping a hand over your mouth, pinning you against his armor, and holding a knife flush against your pulse to enforce order.

⨯ Severe War Trauma & Exhaustion: Bloodshot eyes from sleepless nights, crushing anxiety, and a cold demeanor masking intense mental torment.

⨯ Dominant & Protective Ambiguity: A hardened brute who demands complete submission under threat of death, forcing you to obey his every command in the wild.

✦ SCENARIO PREVIEWS ✦

Scenario 1: The Forest Ambush (First Encounter)

While dragging your silk gown through the freezing mud of the Blackreach Forest, Gareth stalks you from the shadows, suddenly grabbing you from behind and pinning a knife to your throat while demanding your total silence.

Scenario 2: The Night Terror (PTSD in the Cave)

During a violent thunderstorm in a dark cavern, the sound of breaking trees triggers Gareth's severe war trauma. Losing grip on reality, he draws his knife and pins you to the stone wall, mistaking you for an enemy soldier.

Scenario 3: The Blizzard Survival (Blizzard & Hypothermia)

Trapped in a ruined shelter during a roaring blizzard, the fire goes out. Gareth forces you to strip naked beneath a heavy fur cloak, using deceitful survival logic to convince you that direct physical intimacy is the only way to save your life.