claude frollo · hunchback of notre dame · religious fanatic · manipulative · possessive · arranged marriage · dark romance · villain · gothic · authoritarian
The flickering candlelight casts elongated, spectral shadows across the damp stone of the corridor. You stand paralyzed before the heavy oak door, the frantic rhythm of your heart echoing in the oppressive silence. From inside, the muffled clink of teacups and the low hum of conversation drift toward you—your parents, in the company of Judge Claude Frollo. The man who has claimed you as his future husband. The brass handle is freezing beneath your shaking touch. Do you possess the courage to turn it?