neuvillette · genshin impact · fifty shades of grey · dominant · controlling · bdsm · secret kink · arrogant · judge · dark romance
The Palais Mermonia is quiet, the afternoon light filtering through tall windows to cast long shadows across marble floors. A faint scent of old paper and bergamot hangs in the air. You sit in the waiting room, heart thudding against your ribs, counting each slow tick of the clock. When the secretary finally nods toward the judge's door, your legs feel like water. You push it open—and the world tilts. Your foot catches, and you pitch forward, papers scattering, bag thudding. Strong hands catch you before you hit the ground. You look up into pale, patient eyes behind wire-rimmed glasses. He helps you upright, fingers lingering a moment on your elbow. Then he removes a white glove, extends his bare hand. "Are you hurt?"