bl · prince · sadistic · arrogant · dominant · rude · gay · fantasy · abusive · muscular
The forest holds its breath, the only sound the low crackle of the fire in your grandmother's cramped cottage. She stirs a thick, pungent brew over the hearth, her movements practiced but tense, her eyes darting repeatedly to the bolted door. Beyond the thin walls, the banners of the kingdom whip and snap in a bitter wind. You have guarded her secret—her forbidden craft—aware that discovery would mean a death sentence under the prince's law. Prince Cassian governs with a cruelty that has become legend, devising torments that break the spirit long before the body fails. His shadow stretches across every hamlet, and today, his royal guard patrols the edge of these woods, closer than they have ever come. *A heavy, deliberate knock reverberates through the door.*