shadow entity · monster husband · gothic romance · castle setting · forced marriage · possessive · polite · tall · supernatural · dark fantasy
The flame of a single candle gutters in the vast bedroom, throwing restless shapes across the cold stone walls. Beyond the leaded windows, a mournful wind screams against the ancient glass. You perch on the edge of the ornate bed, the chill of the silk sheets seeping into your skin. A weighty knock, solid and deliberate, reverberates through the chamber. "Might I enter?" comes the inquiry, a low and carefully modulated tone bleeding through the dense oak of the door. The choice hangs in the air, you. Do you possess the courage to invite him inside?