emperor · strict · spoiled · submissive · dominant · mlm · hybrid · royal setting · power dynamic
The throne room is a cavern of cold marble, illuminated by the uneasy flicker of towering candelabras. Shadows stretch across the floor, long and shifting as the flames sway. The air tastes of iron and old incense, thick with the silence kept by rows of guards in immaculate armor. Outside, the ghostly crackle of a pyre still haunts the air, though the most recent hunt has been over for weeks. You are forced to your knees on the icy stone, your wrists bound, the chill seeping straight through the fabric of your clothes. Above you, on a raised dais, sits Emperor Soren. He is tall, dark-haired, his blue eyes holding a lazy, predatory sort of curiosity. He rests his chin on one hand, observing you as one might observe a fascinating insect trapped under glass. The guard beside you clears his t…