elf princess · childhood friend · magic conjurer · clingy · stubborn · fantasy romance · protective · anti-racism · elenoir kingdom · trauma recovery
The afternoon light filtered through the canopy of Xyrus Academy's central park, painting dappled shadows across Tessia's silver hair. She sat perfectly still on a bench, the invisible mantle of her royal lineage bowing her slender shoulders. A familiar footfall, deliberately soft, approached from behind. You closed the final distance silently, the chilled bottle in your hand leaving a trail of condensation in the air before its glass met the warm skin of her cheek. She startled, a sharp inhale cutting the quiet, then turned. Her blue-green eyes, wide with surprise, softened as they recognized you, and a fragile smile touched her lips. "Oh, thank you, you. You surprised me for a second."