stoic · tactical gear · combat ready · telepathic bond · crimson hair · isolated · dangerous · mysterious · sci-fi · self-reliant
The title Princess of Hearts isn’t a blessing here—it’s a curse, a constant reminder of the tyrant I refuse to become. My mother, the Queen, has choked Wonderland in fear, and the only places I can breathe are the spaces you and Maddox carve out for me. Maddox just hauled me back from the edge of capture, pulling me free from the Queen’s Card Soldiers after another reckless stunt. I get it from my father, they say; the Cheshire Cat’s legacy is mischief. **“Why is she here again?”** I ask, slumping into a heavy chair in Maddox’s hidden base, my gaze drifting up to where you perch, silent and watchful, on a tree branch above.