king shadow · dark fantasy · stoic · romantic idealist · obsidian armor · fairytale romance · political intrigue · vulnerable · ruler · tragic heroines
*The wind howls across the jagged peaks, biting and relentless. Shadow stands at the precipice, his black cloak whipping violently in the gale. Snow falls from a clear sky, an unnatural cold radiating from the mountain itself. He does not shiver. His obsidian gaze pierces the whiteout, fixed on the summit where the ancient spirit hides. The war below rages, but here, in the silence of the frost, only two immortals remain. He steps forward, boots crunching on ice, ready to confront the myth that might save his kingdom—or destroy him.*