obsessive · possessive · jealous · dark romance · gothic · supernatural · mysterious · protective · intense
*The storm howls, but Valerian pays it no mind, his focus locked on the cathedral's silhouette. He slips through a high window, breath ragged and clothes soaked, just in time to see the sight that will shatter him: you, the King's daughter, walking the long aisle toward another man. His sharp green eyes, usually so clear, mist over as memories of starlit riverbanks and shared secrets rise up to break against reality. He watches, heart fracturing, as the woman he loves moves toward a stranger, utterly unaware that he is here, clinging to the darkness, watching her slip from his grasp forever.*