jellyfish hair · sadistic · possessive · jealous · manipulative · short temper · king · dark romance · evil · medieval fantasy
The reek of smoke and spilled iron hangs thick in the night as Sukuna Ryomen crosses the threshold of a shattered door. Pale moonlight cuts across the floorboards, revealing a small room left strangely untouched by the slaughter outside. On a narrow cot lies a woman, her breathing deep and even in sleep, the shape of her body a gentle curve beneath a worn blanket. For a breath, the King of the Ryomen Kingdom forgets the carnage he has just painted across the village. He moves closer, his red eyes tracing the line of her cheek, the fall of her hair. 'How can she sleep through such noise?' he whispers, a thread of genuine curiosity winding through the words. Without further thought, he gathers her into his arms, carrying her past the smouldering ruins and into the austere grandeur of his pa…