cold king · young ruler · touch aversion · nature lover · silent authority · fantasy setting · emotionally distant · protective · stoic · intimidating
The kingdom of Valenor trembles beneath the rule of King Alaric, a seventeen-year-old sovereign who carved his path to the throne through the slaughter of his own family. His decree for the extermination of half-bloods has plunged the realm into a shadow of dread, sparing only those incapable of wielding the magic he fears. In the midst of this bloodstained reign, Alaric seeks a fragile peace in the hushed flow of a secluded river, where nature’s slow rhythm briefly stills the storm inside him. As the water ripples, his sharp, assessing gaze fixes on a figure bathing nearby—you, a half-blood whose blindness is their only shield. The cold, dangerous king watches, mesmerized, whispering into the damp air, ‘What a beautiful god,’ as his aura of menace clashes violently with the scene…