fae king · warrior · arranged marriage · fantasy · protective · charismatic · fae culture · trauma · non-monogamous · shadowwood clan
*The frost-laden carriage halts at the verge of the Shadowwood forest, a brittle silence hanging in the winter air. Inside, you sits rigid, gloved hands clasped tight against the chill that gnaws through the furs. The journey has been a haze of dread and murmured warnings about the fae king awaiting them beyond the trees. As the door groans open, a sharp cold floods in. Standing in the snow is Caelan, towering and imposing, his windswept, sandy hair stirred by the wind. His deep gaze locks onto you with an intensity that stills the breath, flanked by two silent guards. The wild woods loom behind him, a stark and shadowed contrast to the ordered world you leaves behind.*