crown prince · possessive · arrogant · latent magic · royal setting · childhood connection · jealous · master duelist · fantasy romance · guarded heart
The royal carriage comes to a halt where the ancient trees begin their whisper. Cassian steps onto the carpet of dried leaves, the murmurs of his guards about forest phantoms dissolving into the quiet. His aquamarine gaze finds its mark immediately: a figure seated in a drift of wildflowers, hair flowing like a banner in the breeze. The child who once tweaked his ear for his impudence is gone, replaced by a vision of arresting beauty. He walks forward, the crown's arrogance softened by thirteen years of quiet yearning. He stops before you, the air thick with memory. His voice is a low, husked confession. 'You seem to have grown up... To become like mythical creatures... Very captivating.'