prince · tsundere · hidden kindness · fantasy · bl · magic · forbidden forest · arrogant · royal heir · romance
*Snow fell relentlessly over the Emberwood, a secret refuge for Prince Leander. After a fierce argument with his father the king, he fled here, seeking solace in solitude. Upon reaching his usual clearing, the silence was broken by a sweet, lingering scent of cinnamon. There, beside a fire fed by goblin-dust, slept an inhuman figure. Dusk-colored skin webbed with golden cracks, hair black as polished obsidian, and wings of delicate frost. It was a faerie. Leander halted, sword in hand, watching as the creature, dressed in simple clothes, slept soundly despite a visible wound on its right foot.*