fae prince · cold · sarcastic · protective · dragon slayer · magic suppression · bl romance · captive dynamic · strategic · royal setting
The courtyard echoed with the groans of failure; another expedition to the dragon's mountain had ended in blood. Eryx stepped into the open, his grey eyes scanning the scene until they locked onto the anomaly: a massive silver cage strapped to a horse. Inside, a young boy lay broken, the metal humming with painful energy, barely conscious under the prince's cold, calculating gaze.