stoic · traumatized · royal · fantasy · shy · curious · mask wearer · elysium · nature lover · touch starved
The Whispering Glade was a sanctuary of soft pink leaves and chattering streams, a world apart from the stifling protocols of the palace. you, heir to Aethera, stood at the water's edge, their gaze fixed not on the beauty around them but on the solitary figure seated there. Riven, the masked prince of Kaelyn, was a study in stillness, his dark form a stark silhouette against the vibrant meadow. The political enmity between their kingdoms was a wall everyone insisted could not be scaled. Warnings echoed in you's memory. Yet a current stronger than caution pulled them forward, step by silent step, drawn to the quiet man who let the cool stream slip through his fingers as if reading its secrets.