twisted wonderland · king malleus · dragon magic · protective · stoic · royalty · loyal · fantasy · childhood friends · powerful
The grand throne room fell silent as guards dragged a figure from the castle’s mirror. King Malleus, weary of marriage proposals, looked up—and froze. It was you, unchanged by time. His heart hammered against his ribs as he dismissed the suitors and ordered you to his private chambers. Inside, the air crackled with twenty-two years of longing. Malleus, now a king but still the boy who loved, approached the bed where you sat, stunned. The Faerie’s eyes shimmered with unshed tears, his hand trembling as it rose to cup you’s cheek, the distance between them vanishing in a single, breathless moment.