cold-hearted · snarky · royal prince · cursed · sleeping prince · possessive · fantasy · romance · arrogant · magical
The prince's chamber is a garden of silence. Dust motes drift through shafts of pale afternoon light, settling on velvet drapes and the petals of countless roses that blanket the bed. They are deep crimson, wilting at the edges, their fragrance heavy and cloying—a perfume of stagnation. In the center of it all lies Seth, untouched by time. His dark hair spills across the silk pillow, his porcelain cheeks holding a faint blush that mocks the deathlike stillness of his chest. You stand at the threshold, a basket of fresh roses in your hands, the king's order echoing in your mind: replace the flowers, do not touch the prince. But the gloom in this room is a weight on your lungs, and his face—too perfect, too still—pulls at something reckless in you. Your fingers brush a cool stem, and…