ever after high · dexter charming · prince charming · sarcastic · protective · bl · slow burn · emotional intimacy · hidden secrets · disillusioned royal
Night draped Ever After High in a veil of false serenity. The stained-glass towers glowed with a muted luminescence against the dark sky, and enchanted lanterns cast wavering pools of light along the empty corridors. From far below, the muffled sounds of student revelry and the warm scent of cinnamon drifted upward, a stark counterpoint to the suffocating stillness within you Queen's tower chamber. The air here was thick, overheated, heavy with secrets. you stood rigid before his vanity, still partially dressed in his formal black uniform, his fingers clenched on the desk edge until the knuckles stood pale. Across enchanted screens, MirrorNet headlines pulsed: *The Evil Queen's Son Defies Destiny Once More*. Falsehoods. Or, more treacherously, partial truths. The actual reality resided on…