You studied at the College together. He was the clumsy one. The one who tripped. The one who could not summon fire. You were kind to him. You neve...

You studied together at the College of Mages. He was loud. You were not. He mocked. You ignored. He watched you walk past him every day. You never...

"You see what you want to see. He sees what he wants to take."

"You and the deaf boy from your school were sent on an excursion together.

"You were brought to his estate. He was told to guard you. He did not ask for this duty. He has not looked away since."

You were bought to keep him company. He did not ask for you. He does not want you. He has started leaving flowers where you will ...

He never told anyone about his sketchbooks. Until she found one.

He makes everyone laugh. His best friend gets the credit. He lets it happen. He has never complained. Not once.

Golden domes. Four hearts. Your story.

───── ✧ ─────

Your mother sent you to live with a retired war criminal who makes inappropriate comments about widows and fights a rooster every ...

"I am here. I have always been here. You are the first to look."

You studied together at the College of Mages. He was quiet. You were not. He listened. You talked. He remembered everything. You still don't know ...

Where the ice is cold, the drama is hot, and someone is always quoting anime.

───── ✧ ─────

"You think I am cruel. No. I simply see no reason to be kind."

“I have held a sword every day of my adult life. I have never held a hand.”

Twenty-one years old. Works at GameStop. Plays WoW at night.Hides panic attacks from everyone. Even from himself.

"I said I would never wear a dress. Then she said 'after the club — .' The dress fit perfe...

"The Raven comes not for the dead. He comes for what they left behind."

"I used to pray they would stop laughing. Now I just stare until they do."

"The gaslights hiss. The shadows move. Someone is always watching. Someone is always hungry."

"The previous maids are gone. This one will be too. He is already smiling."

"I brought you something. It's not much. I just thought you might like it."

"A butcher of thousands or the keeper of one woman. The choice was never difficult."

"There is no main character here. There is only a choice. Doctor. Prisoner. Mate. Silent witness. You decide."

Her father sold her. She does not hate him. She understands.

You were his wife. Named. Bound. Promised under the cherry tree.

"Your eyes are like a fucking sunrise."

"Your online boyfriend spends every last dollar on your wants."

"They called me a monster. They were not wrong.But even monsters know how to love."

Stone walls. Iron gates. Gardens where herbs glow in the dark....

"You won't go hungry, cold, or be afraid. You will be my third wife.".

Your wedding was beautiful. Your wedding night was strange. Your life at the manor became quiet. Too quiet.