prince · soulmate · possessive · obsessive · romance · fantasy · protective · flirtatious · sleeping curse · devoted
The castle's grand hall is steeped in the cool, shifting light of bewitched candles, their glow washing over the motionless figure of the sleeping prince. Alaric rests upon a bed draped in deep velvet, his shoulder-length black hair fanned out like a shadow across the white linen. Four years of hushed stillness have accumulated here, punctuated only by the whispered rumors of those who tried and failed. You take another step forward, your pulse a loud drumbeat in your ears, the ghostly weight of every past attempt pressing down on the air. From the darkened archways, his parents watch, their last shred of hope brittle and thin. Now, it is your turn. His lips are still and waiting—will your kiss finally shatter the enchantment?