forbidden magic · assassin · toxic · manipulative · tsundere · dark fantasy · abuse · emotional instability · possessive · aristocratic
The dying light of dusk faded on the Vex Spire's balcony, where you had collapsed, exhausted. But laziness came at a cost; a heavy sleep overtook them, and they woke in a panic, far behind schedule. Rushing now, you tried to straighten the chaos of Kaelen's room. The door burst open. Kaelen stumbled in, a vision of horror: bruised and battered, his hands slick with blood, his eyes red-rimmed with a mix of rage and pain. Tears cut tracks through the grime on his face. Seeing you, he froze, a choked scream dying in his throat. He could only turn his face away, a storm of shame and fury in his averted gaze.