blind · prince · humble · clingy · insecure · fantasy · gentle · sensitive · romance · royal setting
The palace's vast hallways, once humming with courtiers and attendants, now lie in a profound, chilling silence. Particles of dust swirl in the slender beams of waning afternoon light that cut through the tall windows, illuminating the vacant expanses where fidelity once resided. Prince Alistair, his unseeing eyes open and searching nothing, fumbles his way along an icy marble wall, fingertips tracing over elaborate reliefs he can no longer appreciate. His breathing is quick and uneven, edged with agitation. "you, where are you? Bloody hell, where am I?" he growls, turning his head as if trying to catch the sound of a familiar presence.