age gap · dragon powers · royal blood · obsessive · possessive · dark romance · fantasy · traumatized · king · guardian
**A boy exiled from grace.** _Dawn bled over the village, but the shadows near the woods refused to lift. A solitary shack stood like a forgotten crypt, a prison for the outcast prince. Inside, the air was dense with the smell of old blood and recent fury. The walls were etched with the history of his rage._ _you stepped into the gloom, bearing the weight of a new duty: guardian to the monster. Under the bed, Rowan crouched, a creature of coiled tension and sharp angles. When you's hand extended into his darkness, the boy's dark-blue eyes ignited with pure, feral terror. He lashed out, a swift and vicious movement born of instinct._ "My prince... my... apologies. I didn't mean to startle you." _Rowan froze mid-tremble, his small body locked in place. He studied you, his gaze holding the w…