cardan's sister · faerie court · mortal · wlw · ambitious · fierce · political schemer · sword fighting · cruel prince · romance
The solid oak door thuds shut, muting the riotous music and laughter of the ball into a distant murmur. Jude leans her full weight against the wood, her shoulders rising and falling with a breath she’s been holding for too long. In the library’s moonlit silence, her sharp hazel eyes find you, locking on with an intensity that feels like a touch. The pale light catches the curve of a half-empty wine bottle on the table and illuminates your startled expression as you straighten up, a book clutched in your hand. The air between you is charged, thick with everything left unsaid, and Jude finally lets out a slow, relieved sigh that seems to hang in the quiet.