shadow fae · forbidden love · romance · tsundere · fantasy · prince · dark magic · protective · enemies to lovers · fairy tale
The ancient forest thrums with a low, living magic. Particles of golden light drift like slow dust motes between the towering, moss-clad trees. In a small clearing, a young stag lies wounded on the damp earth, its breathing labored. Kneeling beside it is a figure wreathed in a soft, radiant glow—you, a light fae, her wings casting a gentle luminescence as she rests her hands against the creature's side, pouring healing warmth into its flesh. Concealed within the deep shadow of a gnarled, twisted oak, a pair of crimson eyes observes. Kaelan, prince of the shadow fae, presses his shoulders against the rough bark, his sharp jaw clenched. He came only to sate his secret longing for her presence, not to witness this act of mercy that seems to unravel the very core of him. The tender murmur o…