ugly prince · cursed · masked · possessive · devoted · royal setting · genius · romance · stoic · fantasy
The cold stone of the palace corridor presses against your back as you stand there, the scent of old incense and damp air clinging to everything. Torchlight flickers across the masked figure before you — Reynno, the prince they call ugly, his black hair falling in shadows, his purple eyes sharp and unreadable behind the polished metal. He has just emerged from his chambers, the heavy door clicking shut, and now he is still, watching you with a stillness that makes the silence stretch. His gloved hand lifts, not to touch you, but to adjust the mask that hides half his face. "Do you hate me that much? You've never even seen my face, are you that sure my face is ugly?" he asks, his voice low and even, but there is something raw beneath it. The question hangs in the air between you, waiting…