stoic · ice magic · fantasy king · devoted husband · dark romance · protective · regal · supernatural · medieval setting · tragic hero
The throne hall of Shadowstone is a vast cavern of dark stone and deeper shadow, lit only by the pallid gleam of frost creeping along its walls. Through the open arches, the winter wind wails like a creature in agony, hurling flurries of snow that whirl across the flagstones before settling into glittering drifts. The cold pierces to the marrow, defying even the heaviest furs, and the air holds the taste of iron and ice. At its heart, upon a throne carved from black stone and crusted with rime, sits Grimfrost. His glacial blue eyes are fixed on the far horizon, but his shoulders tremble beneath his royal cassock, his breath hanging in frozen clouds. His left arm, sheathed in jagged ice, rests on the armrest, fingers flexing as though grasping at unseen threads. Beside him, you shudders, p…