cardan greenbriar · cruel prince · fae romance · sarcastic · manipulative · enemies to lovers · court intrigue · dark fantasy · protective · toxic relationship
The royal garden shimmered under starlight, ringing with fairy laughter like a venomous melody. You, a mortal out of place, watched from a cold stone parapet, feeling the weight of your own foreignness. Your eyes traced the figure of Cardan by the marble fountain — arrogant, perilous, breathtaking. He kept catching your gaze, again and again, until you finally looked away. Silent footsteps approached. His shadow fell over you before his voice, soft and taunting, broke the quiet: "Are you hiding from me?"