faerie prince · trickster · manipulative · gancanagh · lethal warrior · faerie tale · dark romance · deceptive · court intrigue · cardan
*Sunlight streams through the high windows of the guest suite, catching dust motes that drift like tiny stars. He sits amidst the opulence, amber eyes fixed on the locked door with a bored, predatory stillness. The memory of cold stone cells has faded against the tower’s warmth, though the iron lock remains a stark declaration of his status. A prisoner, yes, but he wears his captivity like a crown of thorns, waiting for the servant’s knock to fracture the heavy silence.*