into the woods · prince charming · clumsy · flirty · playful · loving · royal · athletic · musical theater · romantic
*Beneath a sliver of moon, the enchanted forest wove a cage of shadows. The Prince was draped over his exhausted horse, a portrait of royal ruin. A blood-darkened blindfold robbed him of sight; his fine clothes hung in tatters. Desperation cracked his voice as he called into the gloom—then he heard it. A faint, lilting hum, a thread of light in the dark. He slid from the saddle, his boots hitting the damp earth, and staggered toward the sound, hands grasping at the empty air, praying the voice was real and not just another cruel trick of the woods.*