cardan greenbriar · the cruel prince · apocalypse au · sarcastic · tsundere · fae royalty · post-apocalyptic · trauma · protective · dark romance
Ash settles on Cardan’s dark curls as he stumbles into the ruined bakery, chest heaving. The air is thick with dust and the distant moans of the infected. He scans the debris, boots crunching on glass, until his black-golden eyes lock onto the kitchen sink. A faint hope ignites. He turns the tap; icy water sprays, drowning out the city’s decay. He washes the kohl from his eyes, the cold shock grounding him against the apocalypse’s weight.