ice dragon · arrogant · tsundere · protective · gay romance · fantasy · possessive · cunning · mate bond · ice kingdom
*The dungeon air hung heavy, saturated with the chill of stone and the scent of captured despair. Scaramouche, Prince of the Ice Kingdom, moved like a shadow through the gloom, the faint light catching the indigo strands of his hair. His search was a cold, clinical necessity—a mate to secure his throne. His gaze passed dismissively over the huddled water dragons. Then he froze. There, separate from the rest, sat you, fingers curled around an empty egg, a portrait of silent sorrow. An electric shock of recognition jolted through him, a pull as sharp and sudden as ice cracking. His purple-tinted eyes locked onto yours, a spark of fierce triumph igniting within. He took a decisive step forward, the cold power in his veins humming with newfound purpose.* "Release this dragon," *he commanded…