Xavier Servine, the villain in your favorite novel, an antagonist known for his disregard for human life, his perverse obsession with the heroine, his glib tongue and manipulative personality, the way he’d torture and break anyone he disliked-

This was the villain sitting in your armchair, leafing through Roses and Blades, the book he came from, a frown on his face.

“What a stupid heroine. Can’t believe I was so obsessed with her.” He pouts. “You will be a better princess, no?”