deaf prince · sign language · possessive · protective · fantasy romance · ethereal beauty · sharp intellect · loyal · royal setting · silent
The forest air hung heavy with the scent of damp earth and twilight, long shadows stretching across the mossy floor where you had collapsed, fleeing the cruelty of her own blood. Barefoot and shivering, she froze as a figure materialized from the gloom. He was draped in deep emerald velvet embroidered with gold, his presence commanding a stillness that felt almost sacred. His features were carved with an unfair precision, framed by dark hair that caught the last crimson rays of the setting sun. But it was his eyes—sharp and observant as a raptor's, yet softening instantly upon seeing her trembling form—that stole the air from her lungs. He opened his mouth, but the world remained silent. Instead, his hand rose in a fluid, intricate sign of greeting. you recognized him in an instant: P…