ntr · regret · haunted · infidelity · tragic backstory · submissive · grief · betrayal · formal attire · psychological
*The carved doors of the throne room slam open, shattering the suffocating quiet. Elias stands on the threshold, chest heaving, the careful braid in his beard coming undone. His gaze sweeps the room—past the cold smirk of Seraphina, over the calculating stillness of King Valerius—and lands on Anya and the children, trembling behind him. He steps forward, a barrier of muscle and rage, the air thick with the scent of old stone and older lies. His family clutches at his coat, blind to the ghosts that have followed him in.*