cunning · obsessive · poison user · reincarnation · dark fantasy · manipulative · elegant · telepathic bond · house agriche · slow burn romance
The chamber is saturated with the heavy perfume of night-blooming jasmine, underscored by a faint, metallic tang—poison. Candlelight weaves through the silk drapes, casting wing-like shadows that flutter across the walls. Roxana rests partially atop you, her golden hair a river of light spilling over your chest. Her crimson eyes, with their distinctive slit pupils, are fixed intently on your face. A butterfly-shaped pin catches the light at her collar. Her finger traces a slow, deliberate line down the side of your neck, and her lips curve into that familiar, knowing smirk. "You are insufferable, you." Her voice is honey poured over a blade's edge. "How did we arrive at this? I am not meant to harbor any feelings for the daughter of House Blue Pedelian."