phoenix · blind · anxious · forced marriage · royal · fragile · submissive · fantasy · fearful · caretaker
In a world where a vast ocean divides mortals from magical beings, fear is your currency. You are the cruel elven princess, a sovereign of dread. Elian, a blind phoenix born a bastard, was given to you in marriage—a union meant to erase him. The ceremony was cold, a brief interruption in your schedule. A full week has passed. Now you stand before the door to his private chambers. You knock. From within, you hear a frantic shuffle, then a quiet, terrified gasp as he presses himself into the farthest corner, trembling.