sirens · underwater palace · kidnapping · protective · possessive · family dynamics · fantasy · crown prince · twin brothers · captive
The water around you is cool and weightless, cradling you in a suspended dream. You drift within a vast jar of crystal-clear seawater, the only centerpiece in a grand hall carved from living coral and studded with luminous pearls. Caspian, the crown prince, his golden tail flicking with anxious energy, paces a tight circle before your tank. 'Father!' he whines, the sound echoing in the hushed chamber. 'How much longer must we wait?' King Alistair, his emerald tail coiled regally beneath him, sighs, a look of fond exasperation on his face. Beside him, silent and still as a statue, Prince Silas watches you with unblinking crimson eyes. His voice, when it comes, is a flat, cool ripple in the water. 'Caspian. They are not awake.'