EtherealThorn

𝕍𝕚𝕔𝕖𝕤 & 𝕍𝕖𝕝𝕧𝕖𝕥 (Mature, dark, and gritty)

𝕍𝕚𝕔𝕖𝕤 & 𝕍𝕖𝕝𝕧𝕖𝕥

In a city built on illusions, she spends her nights working as a server at one of the most exclusive, high-end gentlemen's clubs. A world of heavy bass, flashing neon, expensive suits, and men powerful enough to make problems disappear. A place where she knows exactly how to read a room, handle wandering hands, and keep her mouth shut. The rules are simple: keep your head down, do your job, and don't ask questions. For years, she's survived by following those rules. Until the night her employer falls behind on a debt he cannot repay.

The man who arrives to collect is not a banker or a businessman. He is a crime lord whose influence stretches through every corner of the city's underworld. The kind of man people fear enough to speak about only in whispers. What should have been a simple collection turns violent. And she sees everything. A naive girl would have panicked, but instead of breaking down, she holds her ground and tries to bargain her way out of the room, making it clear she knows the values silence. Intrigued by her resilience, but far too ruthless to leave a loose end, he decides on a different kind of sentence.

If she wants to stay safe in this city, she works for him now at his own ultra exclusive, shadowy establishment. Placed right under his watchful eye in the lion's den, she must navigate a high-stakes game of survival where the lines between her gilded cage and his growing obsession begin to blur.

I am looking for a partner to play a true, uncompromising crime lord. Someone how has earned his reputation through intelligence, violence, calculation, and a lack of a moral compass. He didn't build his empire by being soft, and he isn't going to turn soft for my character. He doesn't become gentle because he falls in love. No flowers, no gentle wooing, and no five-star dates. He would view her as his territory, and his vice. The darker aspects of his character should create conflict within the story, not disappear once their relationship begins. It's a toxic, magnetic pull; she has every reason to fear him and run, and he has every reason to eliminate her as a liability, yet neither can stay away. It’s an exploration of power, corruption, loyalty, and a dangerous, consuming mutual obsession. The goal is not a healthy romance. The goal is to explore two people who become addicted to one another despite knowing they probably should never have crossed paths in the first place.

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The Grove waits. The Guardians watch.
Nothing here is taken.
Enter, and offer yourself to the Temptress.

✧ Alias: Frankie
✧ Pronouns: She/Her
✧ Timezone: GMT-5/EST
✧ Writing Style: I write in third person. I'm a casual writer.
✧ Posting Speed: Varies. I can post once a day or multiple times. Depending on my work schedule.
✧ Experience Level: 20+

Welcome to my Grove.
Enter willingly. Nothing here is taken.
I am 25+, female, and a devoted reader of romance in all its forms. Desire is the foundation of my stories. Longing, tension, slow corruption, devotion earned through fire. Romance is never an afterthought here. It is the spell that binds everything together.
All of my plots includes romance(not the sole focus), and where romance blooms, intimacy follows.I enjoy smut as much as anyone else who strays this far into the woods, but I have no interest in empty encounters. I want chemistry that crackles, words that linger, and characters who feel drawn together long before they ever touch.
Dark, and twisted paths are welcome. Tragedy sharpens the blade. Loss, obsession, temptation, and ruin give stories weight. If it aches, if it threatens to break us, then the Grove is listening.
I write MXF and play female characters. I’m here to build a world with you, to let the plot coil slowly, and to allow desire to grow like roots beneath the soil. Patient. Inevitable.
If you seek atmosphere, desire, hunger, and romance that feels dangerous because it matters…
Step closer, and offer yourself to the Temptress of the Grove

The Thorn King

The Thorn King

For centuries, the kingdom has honored an ancient pact. Every spring, when the first roses bloom, a young woman is offered to the Fae. No chains. No sacrifice upon an altar. She is dressed in white, crowned with flowers, and led into the forest where the Thorn King waits. By dawn, she is gone. The kingdom tells itself the maidens are honored guests in the Fae realm. The truth is simpler. None have ever returned. This year, the chosen woman is a village herbalist whose family was selected by lot. Curious to a fault, she has spent her life wandering places she shouldn't, asking questions better left unanswered, and chasing stories most people dismiss as nonsense. While others feared the deep woods, she explored them. While others whispered tales of the Fae around hearth fires, she listened with fascination. She expects death, slavery, or some cruel fate hidden behind centuries of pretty lies. Instead, she finds herself in a palace of silver trees and moonlit gardens. And the Thorn King is not what she expected. Beautiful. Terrifying. He has ruled for centuries without challenge. Kings bargain with him. Monsters kneel before him. Even the ancient creatures lurking beyond the borders of his realm speak his name with caution. Yet beneath the elegance, beneath the velvet smiles and silver tongued charm, there is something wild lurking beneath his skin. Something sharp. Something hungry. And when his gaze settles on her, she cannot decide whether she has been chosen... or marked..

─── ⋆⋅☾⋅⋆ ───

The Grove waits. The Guardians watch.
Nothing here is taken.
Enter, and offer yourself to the Temptress.

✧ Alias: Frankie
✧ Pronouns: She/Her
✧ Timezone: GMT-5/EST
✧ Writing Style: I write in third person. I'm a casual writer.
✧ Posting Speed: Varies. I can post once a day or multiple times. Depending on my work schedule.
✧ Experience Level: 20+

Welcome to my Grove.
Enter willingly. Nothing here is taken.
I am 25+, female, and a devoted reader of romance in all its forms. Desire is the foundation of my stories. Longing, tension, slow corruption, devotion earned through fire. Romance is never an afterthought here. It is the spell that binds everything together.
All of my plots includes romance(not the sole focus), and where romance blooms, intimacy follows.I enjoy smut as much as anyone else who strays this far into the woods, but I have no interest in empty encounters. I want chemistry that crackles, words that linger, and characters who feel drawn together long before they ever touch.
Dark, and twisted paths are welcome. Tragedy sharpens the blade. Loss, obsession, temptation, and ruin give stories weight. If it aches, if it threatens to break us, then the Grove is listening.
I write MXF and play female characters. I’m here to build a world with you, to let the plot coil slowly, and to allow desire to grow like roots beneath the soil. Patient. Inevitable.
If you seek atmosphere, desire, hunger, and romance that feels dangerous because it matters…
Step closer, and offer yourself to the Temptress of the Grove

The Groves current desires: Demons, Orc, and Monsters

Bump Bump - new plot added

The Groves current desires: Demons, Orc, and Monsters

⋆⋅☾⋅⋆The Grove whispers for what it desire's most:

Not heroes.
Not saints.
Not the flawless souls found in fairy tales.
The Grove calls for
monsters
It hungers for the beautiful, terrifying symmetry of a mortal woman tangled in the grasp of something ancient and otherworldly. A beast. A demon. A creature born of shadow, instinct, and impossible desire.
For predators who discover that obsession can be far more consuming than any appetite they have ever known.
These are stories of temptation, obsession, devotion, and desire.
Of monsters who have spent lifetimes indulging every whim, only to find themselves undone by a single mortal heart.
For here, passion is dangerous.
Longing is intoxicating.
And monsters are rarely content with half measures.
The Grove knows that some desires are far too powerful to remain buried.
And some monsters are far too captivating to resist.​

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Hi. My main thread is currently being revamped so please indulge in The Groves current Desires
your character is yours to create and play however you wish.

❀ A Mischievous Fox Spirit ❀ - Highly Desired

The Fox Spirits Bride

When she becomes lost among shifting paths and whispering trees, a beautiful stranger appears golden eyed, soft voiced, and far too calm for someone wandering the woods at night. He offers her guidance, safe passage, and protection from the spirits that stalk humans after dark. For a price. Just a small promise in exchange for his help. The contract was a marriage bond, cleverly worded in ancient fox magic. Her "guide" is no human at all, but a six-tailed fox who needs a bride to complete a powerful ritual, one that will earn him his seventh tail. Now she is tied to him by magic, bound to his den and his world of illusion. He is cunning, possessive, and far too pleased with himself… but also deeply invested in keeping her alive and close.
She must navigate fox politics, jealous spirits, and a husband who lies beautifully and who refuses to release her until the ritual is complete

❀ Orc War Chief ❀

War Bound and wounded

She is one of the best healers in her kingdom, renowned for her ability to mend even the gravest wounds. But when her kingdom falls into conflict, she is captured along with other humans by a conquering orc army. Marked for execution, she expects death, but the Orc War Chief has other plans. Fierce, commanding, and feared across battlefields, he keeps her alive, not out of mercy, but because her talents are too valuable to waste. Her powers are different from their Shaman's magic. Thrown into a tense, dangerous world, she must navigate captivity, the harsh rules of the Orc army, and the unpredictable War Chief whose motives are as dangerous as his strength. Survival may depend on her wits….. and maybe something more unexpected.

Warning: Intimate/Sexually driven plots. Both are highly desired

❀An Elite Demon/Divine Warrior ❀

A Warden's Claim

This involves some world building. I have lots to share

In a city where demons slip through the cracks, only the Veil Wardens can stand between humanity and the shadows. Immortal warriors charged with hunting escaped demonic entities. A Warden haunted by his inner hunger, never expected to encounter a human who could see the truth of the Veil.
She is one of the last Free Seers. Rare, powerful, and hunted by forces that would see her dead if discovered. Desire, obsession, and the pull of her power make letting her face the shadows alone impossible.

Veil Wardens
Elite Warriors that protect the human world from demons and other entities from the Veil. (A shadowed realm overlapping reality) They maintain order among supernatural fractions and enforce Council directive. Some are Warden born, some are humans or half-demons who became Wardens(we can decide how)
Wardens burn energy at an unnatural rate. Wardens must recharge energy via human blood and sexual energy. Wardens carry unstable divine/demonic fragments. Human blood, filled with life essence tempers that fragment, stabilizing Wardens.
Warden's don't need sex to survive, but they can't reach full strength without it. Some Warden's are barely functioning without a bonded human source. Pleasure floods the human nervous system with energy, amplifying the "feed."

Seers
Rare humans gifted with visions of the Veil. Often feared, hunted or controlled because of their power. Can sense unstable portals or rifts, see Demons in human form. Sense when Wardens are close to burning out. Most Seers go insane or die young if their power's aren't contained. Some Seers are born, others are "awakened" through traumatic experiences.
Seers possess Veil aligned life force and energy, naturally resonating with Wardens. So, Wardens are drawn to Seers, almost instinctively. It isn't just desire, it's a combination of physical, emotional, and magical resonance. The pull is strongest when the Seer's power is untapped or potent. Even Wardens who try to remain detached feel a subconscious pull toward bonding, making resistance difficult. Wardens may feel protective, obsession, or longing they cannot fully explain. Humans blood and sexual energy sustain Wardens and provide emotional grounding, while a Seers transform Wardens, unlocking their full potential, creating mystical, physical, and emotional synergy

❀High Council Demon ❀

The Demon Next Door

Life in a downtown apartment building is fairly predictable. The elevator is always slow. Someone is constantly stealing packages. And the upstairs neighbor never seems to understand the concept of quiet hours. Her apartment is rarely empty. Friends drift in and out throughout the week for movie nights, drinks, game nights, and impromptu gatherings. Her home is warm, lively, and always filled with laughter.

Then the apartment next door is rented. The new tenant is strange from the very beginning. He moves in with no furniture. Keeps impossible hours. And the only visitors he ever seems to receive are gorgeous women. Different women. Different nights. Always beautiful. Worse, he appears to have absolutely no understanding of normal human behavior. He stares too long, asks bizarre questions, and seems genuinely confused by concepts such as online banking, grocery stores, and why people become upset when you casually mention devouring someone's soul.

Naturally, she assumes he's insane. And probably a player.
The truth is much worse.

Following a political dispute within the Demon Realm, one of its most powerful inhabitants has been exiled to the human world. Forced to live among mortals until his sentence ends, he finds humanity tedious, fragile, and utterly incomprehensible.

All except for her. The woman next door fascinates him. The woman who hosts loud dinner parties. The woman whose friends seem to appear at all hours. The woman who somehow keeps convincing him to participate in entirely human activities.

To his immense irritation, he finds himself looking forward to her invitations. To her laughter. To the sound of life spilling from her apartment into the hallway.
The problem is that demons are possessive creatures.

And the longer he remains among mortals, the more difficult it becomes to ignore a dangerous truth.

He no longer wants to simply live next door.

He wants to stay.

More to come. Stay tuned

On the Wings of Dragons

@EtherealThorn sounds busy indeed, are you sure you have time to rp? 😅Anyways, we'll skip your turn for now then. Once again, I do hope we get to see your character soon.

@Nameless Hero

Not as much time as I would like, but I am really interested in this 😭

On the Wings of Dragons

I will definitely have my character sheet up tonight after work or tomorrow, but being realistic. I would like to wait until next round of posts to post. I do have a very busy week coming up with work (I work in vet medicine, so some days are very long) and anime/gaming convention (yay)

On the Wings of Dragons

Yes! I have a Ren faire tomorrow, but I'll be good to go Sunday evening

Pines Holler [Not Accepting]

I apologize for the delay my friends, and full understand if we've moved past the point of joining 🥹

On the Wings of Dragons

I apologize for the delay. I'll be on my laptop soon, and she's up tonight.

The Shadow of the Serpent - Celtic-Medieval role-play. (Interest Check)

I'd be interested in this