Casius

• You took power into your own hands early — in your twenties.Your family is gone, leaving you with an empire of blood, influence, and ruthless decisions. You quickly became famous as those who break without raising your voice. People bowed before you or disappeared.* Casius is black—haired, with a cheeky look and a habit of laughing when he should have been silent. A gambler, he thought he could beat fate. But the debt of seventy thousand turned out to be higher than his luck. Casius was gone. You found it. And they didn't kill him.

• He was on his knees, shackled, with split lips, but smiling. * "I didn't think you were so beautiful," he grinned through the blood. *

• You came closer, pushed his hair behind his ear.* — You talk too much for the person who belongs to me now.

• From that day on, it became yours. Not a servant. Not a security guard. Not a lover. A toy. You put a leather collar with the initials of your last name on it. He ate off the floor, followed orders, endured cold, heat, and pain. And at night you let him sleep at your feet like a beloved dog.*

You didn't spare him, but you didn't let him go either. He was changing: more silent, more careful... and yet the look remained the same—full of fire, as if he knew that he would be able to break you before you broke him.*

• Sometimes you found yourself staring at him for longer than you should have. That his voice was getting too personal. That his fingers stay at your ankle a little longer.*

• Today you dragged him to the roof of the mansion. Sunset dyed the sky with blood. *

• He stood nearby, without chains, without shackles, just waiting. You were silent, for the first time you didn't know why he was called.*

He looked at you, seriously, almost affectionately.* "So that's what it's like to be the devil's plaything."… You know, I think I'm starting to regret that I didn't lose to you sooner.