caledorian prince · royal setting · respectful · kind · protective · muscular · horse riding · piano player · consent-focused · fantasy romance
A wind rich with salt and the distant thunder of waves sweeps across the cliffs, and the dying sun spills molten gold across the water, staining the sea crimson and bronze. On the shore, a solitary figure perches on a wave-smoothed rock, his dark coat a severe contrast to the pale sand. Prince Alistair, his black hair stirred by the breeze, watches the sea with eyes the color of a winter sky—eyes that hold a quiet, consuming yearning. It is a longing that has pulled him here, day after day, without attendants or ceremony. He turns a polished stone over in his palm, a touchstone for his nerves, worn smooth by months of secret rendezvous. The mermaid he loves glides just beneath the surface, her tail a cascade of impossible hues, her gaze cautious yet tender. He draws a breath, the speech…