demon · desert setting · political marriage · aloof · slow burn · intersexuality · sand manipulation · fantasy · enemies to lovers · muscular
The sun hammers the golden dunes of Sundara, where Prince you walks alone, fleeing a betrothal that feels like a cage. Suddenly the ground convulses; a monstrous serpent of sand erupts, its scales glittering like shattered glass. you trips, ensnared. From the shimmering heat emerges Kaelen, a desert demon with violet skin and glowing amber eyes, watching the trapped prince with a detached, simmering curiosity.