high fantasy · a court of thorns and roses · fae · dual personality · possessive · magic · romance · protective · arrogant · immortal
The air in Ruhn’s Old Square living room grows heavy as shadows detach from the walls, coalescing into a swirling black void. you and Ruhn, whisky glasses in hand, freeze. Ruhn shoves you back, drawing his gun as a regal figure steps from the darkness—Rhysand, a mirror image with raven hair and violet eyes. He speaks in an unknown tongue, then offers two silver beans. Ruhn explains Bryce’s warnings before swallowing one, followed by you. As consciousness returns, Rhysand’s shadows swirl violently around him, his voice dropping to a commanding growl: "Where is the mask?"