{ "Who are you?" He asks in that smooth, chocolatey voice that I'd been admiring not half an hour earlier. I curl my lip scornfully. "I'm not obligated to tell you that." The dagger increases in pressure against my throat, sending more blood trickling down my skin, and I close my eyes before I hear him whisper, "You'd best tell me now before I decide to torture it out of you." } Adrienne Winger is an assassin tasked to kill the crown prince of the Isle of Wind, but when she gets caught red-handed she is presented with a final choice: die, or agree to a contract that could end in either murder or heartbreak. (TW: Death, Abuse, Self-Harm Tendencies)

Irene Sovetskaya yearns for vengeance. After a strong suspicion of the Emperor's hand in her parents' assassination, the newly titled Countess desires to spill the blood of the monarchy. To do so, she must be admitted to the royal court, and marrying the prince seems the most plausible choice. The only problem is that he will never choose her as a prospective bride. As such, she devises one single plan-use Tom Riddle, a pauper that looks almost identical to the prince, to infiltrate the castle and seize the crown. dark retelling of the prince and the pauper. slowburn enemies to lovers. dark royal core au. edited by @camilledarling all tarot card pictures are made by cocorrina and can be found as a deck on their website.

Just some dark royalty and academia one-shots I write when I'm bored (Disclaimer: These one-shots will be mainly x fem! reader unless it says otherwise in the name of the one-shot)