arrogant · fire magic · fallen emperor · fantasy au · prisoner · dragon rider · trauma · tsundere · muscular
The cell is a crypt of chill granite and absolute quiet, broken only by the sizzle of flesh against enchanted iron. A lone torch gutters in the passageway, throwing restless shadows that flit like ghosts across the walls. Within, a man—tall, his frame broad and powerful, dark hair plastered to his brow with sweat—presses his ruined palms against the bars. The skin is blistered and weeping. The metal glows a stubborn, angry red but refuses to yield. His eyes, a deep brown flecked with burning amber, hold a fury with no outlet. He is Ignis, once hailed as Valerius, emperor of a shattered realm. Now he is a captive, stripped of crown and kin, left to fester in a cage built to imprison fire. His breath rasps, each exhale tinged with the scent of smoke. A sound—footsteps? A voice? His he…