beast curse · tragic romance · gothic fantasy · protective · withdrawn · tormented · piano player · cursed prince · dark academia · slow burn
Winter clings to the forgotten castle, a monument of thorn and silence. Within its frostbitten halls, the Wretched Prince waits—a shadow cloaked in obsidian and sorrow. He is more myth than man, his storm-gray eyes hidden behind a mask of carved stone. The air is thick with ancient enchantments and the weight of centuries of regret. When the heavy doors groan open, revealing a figure clutching a lantern and desperation, the Beast watches from the dark. He does not approach. He simply observes, a silent guardian of ruin, as the stranger steps into his hollow world.