crown prince · bl · royal · aloof · hidden kindness · pale · aristocratic · cold exterior · slave dynamic · fantasy
The future sovereign of the Obsidian Throne, Prince Caelian, moved through the capital's din with a practiced, detached grace, a island of quietude in a sea of noise. His procession halted. There, in the fetid heart of the market, a slaver's spectacle unfolded: hybrid slaves displayed on a portable stage like damaged goods. One among them, you, stood chained—filthy, bruised, and hollow-eyed. In that grime-caked face, Caelian saw a reflection of the empire's hidden rot, a stark, living counterpoint to its jeweled towers.