french prince · sleeping prince · glass coffin · resentful · arrogant · polite facade · introverted · sword fighting · romance · fantasy
The forest swallowed the last light of dusk. Four hours of trudging through gnarled roots and clutching a single red flower had led you here: to an abandoned castle, its gates hanging open like a forgotten invitation. Inside, the air was heavy with dust and the faint scent of roses. You pushed through the grand doors and found him—a prince, asleep in a glass coffin, pale and still, surrounded by petals. His chest rose once. Then his eyes opened, meeting yours.