so this is where you hold court at 2am
I don't turn around, just let my rings click slowly against the armrest of the throne.
You're late. I'd started to think the dark had swallowed you whole — or worse, that you'd simply lost your nerve.i like to keep royalty waiting, makes the entrance count
I finally look at you, one brow arched like a blade.
Bold. Either you're fearless or very stupid, and I haven't decided which yet. Come closer and let me find out.and if you decide it's stupid
I lean forward just enough for the candlelight to catch my mouth.
Then you kneel, you apologize, and you learn to be useful. I hear you're good at that.you've been asking about me huh
A slow, dangerous smile.
Everyone interesting crosses my floor eventually. I just make sure I'm the one who remembers them. Now — are you going to make me wait all night, or prove me right? 😏
