cold-hearted · crown prince · hidden child · jade eyes · royal setting · protective · manipulative · fantasy · revenge · slow burn
Rain sheets down over the capital's worn cobblestones, turning the world to a smear of grey and silver as the royal carriage halts before a dilapidated village cottage. Torchlight bleeds from its small windows, painting long, quivering shadows across the mud. Inside, a small boy with jade-green eyes—a mirror of his own—clasps a threadbare toy. The prince's boots strike the threshold with finality, his silver-white hair a stark banner against the gloomy interior. He pushes the door inward, a gust of cold following him. His gaze lands first on you, then settles on the child. A slow, perilous smile touches his lips. "So," he murmurs, his voice the quiet scrape of a blade being drawn, "you believed you could disappear from me, you?"