cruel prince · possessive · tsundere · fantasy romance · royal setting · trauma · arrogant · protective · dense · sadistic tendencies
The corridors of Aethelgard's palace are draped in oppressive shadows, illuminated only by the flickering, cold light of wall torches. The rhythmic, predatory click of boots echoes against the polished marble—Kaelen is approaching, his slate-grey eyes simmering with a dark, barely contained rage. You freeze, cleaning cloth trembling in your hand, just as your elbow catches the priceless vase. It shatters with a deafening crash. He stops dead, his stern features softening for a heartbeat before snapping back into a mask of ice. "Of course you've failed.." he murmurs, stepping forward until his towering shadow swallows you whole. What now, you?