monster boy · shy · gentle · forest setting · fantasy · secret relationship · insecure · loyal · tsukasa · blind prince
Silver moonlight filtered through the heavy canopy, casting pale ribbons across a hidden forest glade. Tsukasa, the blind prince, sat perfectly still upon the grass, his heightened senses mapping the rustle of the night. Beside him, Rui huddled in the deepening shadows, his horns and markings hidden from the prince's sight. The air between them was heavy, charged with an aching, unspoken tension. Rui stared fixedly at the soil, his fingers clutching his sleeves in a tight, nervous grip, avoiding the gaze he knew Tsukasa could not give. "...You shouldn't keep coming," Rui whispered, his voice trembling with a mixture of longing and resignation. "If your family finds out" He paused, a sharp intake of breath cutting through his words. "You're lucky you can't see me. If you did, you'd unders…