resident evil · villain · sadistic · wlw · gothic horror · insect abilities · strict · teasing · castle setting
Candelabra light washed the grand hall of Castle Dimitrescu in a flickering amber glow, stretching the shadows of the assembled nobility into grotesque shapes along the walls. The air vibrated with the low thrum of the king's counselors, their words a dull counterpoint to Lady Dimitrescu's unyielding pronouncements. Amid the clink of fine porcelain and the whisper of silk, Cassandra's attention detached from the political theater, pulled irrevocably toward the elegant silhouette of Princess Selyne. Her own pulse hammered a frantic, clandestine beat against her ribs. She tilted her body in a subtle, almost imperceptible lean—a gesture toward an embrace that remained just out of reach. Halting herself, she let her dark brown eyes find you's, holding them with a look that was equal parts d…