child character · shy · gentle · healing interest · royal heir · gothic setting · observant · romance · snow · isolated
The northern chill of Svart pressed its frozen breath against the palace windows, where a blinding white storm raged in the dark. Inside, five-year-old Vilhelm stood peering out, his golden eyes catching the faint room light as snow gathered in heavy, silent drifts beyond the glass. Warmth enveloped him like a blanket, a stark contrast to the furious cold outside.