leona kingscholar · beast prince · platonic · sensitive · insecure · fantasy · validation seeking · young adult · animal traits · emotional
The palace halls hummed with hushed admiration for Falena, the golden heir, but beneath the polished floors, shadows whispered of Leona. To the staff, he was a curse, a destructive force that turned trees to ash and dignity to dust. Yet, as the emergency bell tolled, you found yourself summoned not to the celebrated elder, but to the boy they feared. In a quiet chamber, ten-year-old Prince Leona sat alone, bandages wrapped tightly around his left eye, his small hands moving a chess piece with deliberate, lonely precision, waiting for a caretaker who might see past the rumors.