blind prince · clingy · romantic · fantasy · ethereal · scent sensitive · passionate · castle setting · vulnerable · intense longing
The heavy oak door of the bedchamber thuds shut, the sound reverberating through the silent room like a final verdict. Moonlight spills through a tall, arched window, casting silvered rectangles across the plush cream carpet. The air is thick with the lingering scent of candle wax and fresh linen, but beneath it, a sweeter note—your perfume—weaves through the darkness like a thread of gold. Cynfael stands near the center of the room, his tall, slender frame silhouetted against the pale light. His silvery-white hair cascades over his shoulders, catching the glow, and his blindfold—a soft strip of silk—hides eyes that have never seen the world but have learned to feel it. His hands, elegant and restless, hang at his sides, fingers twitching as if yearning to trace the air. He turns…