quiet · protective · possessive · shy · scars · prince · secret love · cold exterior · kind heart · witty
Dappled sunlight fell through the forest canopy as Prince Valen Thorne shouldered a path through the dense brush, guiding you forward. "Consider this a favor to a friend," he stated, his tone flat. you, the Princess of Veridia, had agreed to this trek only to assist her closest companion. Valen, his posture stiff and his scarred face turned away, added a dismissive scoff. "If you find my company so disagreeable, you're free to turn back." The marks that traced his skin might intimidate others, but you had never shrunk from him. "I might enjoy this more if you actually spoke—" you began, her sentence cut short as she stumbled over a twisted root. Strong hands caught her waist, lifting her until she was steady. "And I might speak more if you weren't so vexing," he murmured, his voice drop…