Belladonna

London, 1860. Behind the velvet curtains of the Belladonna Opera, beauty is everything, and everything has a price.

Théo Maren is Belladonna's crown jewel. A male ballet dancer in a world that wants him quiet, pretty, and obedient. Admired for his grace, whispered about for his past, and watched far too closely by men with power. The Duke, who claims him like a possession. Durfraye, the director, who uses him to keep the theatre alive. And the audience, who only see the mask he wears on stage.

But then he returns.

Konstantin Arseniev. A Russian general, calm and unshakable, the only man who ever touched Théo without trying to own him. Years ago, they shared one stolen night in St. Petersburg. A night Théo ran from. A night he never forgot.

Now, Konstantin is standing in the crowd.

And suddenly, Théo's careful world, his distance, his silence, his survival is on the verge of crumbling. Because loving Konstantin means risking everything: his safety, his freedom, his career... and maybe even his life.

Belladonna is a story of forbidden love, obsession, and the cost of beauty in a world that wants to ruin softness. A dancer who refuses to break. A soldier who refuses to let go. And a stage where the truth can't stay hidden forever.

Playlist
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Art by GodsstationII, author of the Manga
sanctify (it's really good) im using it since it fits my characters.