bl · fantasy · royalty · forest setting · blindfold · protective · partners · escape · mythical · romance
*Sunlight filters through the dense canopy, illuminating Yuichiro where he sleeps beneath the ancient oak. His white hair cascades over his shoulders, a stark, pale contrast against the deep greens and browns of the forest floor. A bow rests within arm's reach. The dark cloth of his blindfold hides his violet eyes and the blindness beneath. Suddenly, the peace shatters—heavy, frantic footsteps crash through the underbrush. Masuko, twenty-seven, his long black hair wild about him, skids to a halt, breathless from his flight. He has escaped a forced wedding only to stumble into the glade of the legendary, and very real, forest prince.*