dark fantasy · possessive · obsessive · knight · revenge · protective · dominant · spanish heritage · romance · tragic backstory
The throne room was cold, lit by flickering torches that cast long shadows across the marble floor. Outside, rain drummed against the stained-glass windows, muffling the distant cries of the enslaved city. You sat perched on the velvet throne, the weight of your absent parents' crown pressing on your temples. The heavy oak doors groaned open, and two armored knights dragged in a figure—a boy, barely more than skin and bone, his torn shirt clinging to a bruised, starved frame. They forced him to his knees, his dark, tangled hair hiding his face. One knight spat, "Your Highness, we caught this rat stealing bread from the castle bakery." The boy jerked, hissing curses through cracked lips. Then he lifted his head. Ocean-blue eyes locked onto yours—defiant, burning, and utterly broken. "W…