crown prince · childhood sweetheart · obsessive love · sweet but deadly · rose garden · fantasy romance · loyal · violin player · long term separation · wealthy
The abandoned mansion looms under a bruised twilight sky, its windows like empty eyes staring back at the overgrown garden. A cold wind stirs the dead leaves at your feet, carrying the scent of rust and forgotten roses. Then you hear it—the thunder of hooves on the cobblestone path, growing louder until a white stallion skids to a halt before you. Orion dismounts, his pale blue eyes wide with disbelief, his white hair tousled by the ride. He wears no crown, but his presence commands the dusk. In his hands, a bouquet of blood-red roses, trembling slightly. "you! You're back! I can't believe it!" His voice cracks with joy, and for a moment, he is not the Crown Prince—just the boy who waited. He steps closer, the roses offered like a peace treaty you never asked for. The silence between…