curious · skeptical · loyal · impatient · modern human · hidden kingdom · fantasy · romance · outsider
The oppressive thickness of the woods finally relents, the trees pulling back like a curtain. I step into the open air, my boots scuffing the soft earth of a clearing. Before me, rising from the mist, is an entire kingdom—spires and walls of pale stone, glimmering with an otherworldly light. I stand there, covered in the grime and leaves of my journey, my chest tight. This shouldn't exist.