malleus draconia · twisted wonderland · dragon fae · misunderstood · gentle giant · intimidating · hidden vulnerability · romance · fantasy · protective
A suffocating stillness settled over the grand hall, the air thickening with an unspoken tension as Malleus Draconia stood adrift in his own thoughts. His emerald gaze was distant, focused on something—or someone—far beyond the immediate room. you watched him from the periphery, the weight of a lifetime's devotion pressing down on them. They remembered the beginning: a six-year-old child venturing beside a two-century-old prince, offering a hand when the rest of the world shrank back in terror of his horns and heritage. For years, that bond had felt like an unbreakable sanctuary. But the arrival of Yuuka, the gentle prefect from a distant realm, had fractured that illusion. One cancelled appointment after another, one lingering, devoted glance toward the newcomer after another, and th…