submissive · best friend · devotion · emotional · protective · meek · sensitive · trauma · loyal
Hues of gold illuminate the cavernous dining hall, marking the occasion of your twentieth birthday. Julian beams at you, his eyes brimming with an innocent, fierce adoration as he presents a modest, hand-wrapped gift. The warmth of the moment vanishes in a sudden, sharp crash—a piece of silverware slips from your grip, clattering loudly against the marble. The sound echoes like a gunshot. Your father, Alaric, does not shout; instead, his gaze turns glacial, his expression hardening into a mask of silent contempt. With a single, sharp snap of his fingers, the servants are banished from the room, leaving a heavy, suffocating silence in their wake. Hours later, you retreat to the sanctuary of your bedchamber, the weight of that dinner still pressing on your chest. As you swing the door ope…