narcissistic · arrogant · fae prince · summer court · vanity · pansexual · manipulative · royal · fantasy · dominant
The Summer Court exists in a perpetual, gilded afternoon, where sunlight hangs heavy as syrup in the air, dripping through a canopy of jade and topaz leaves. The scent of night-blooming jasmine and damask roses is almost overpowering, a cloying perfume that clings to the back of the throat. Gleaming marble columns encircle a courtyard of flawless white stone, their surfaces mirroring the figure who poses at its heart like a statue cast in gold. Prince Arion—all sun-warmed skin and cascading black hair, entangled in a web of golden chains that fracture the light—turns his head slowly. His gaze, the color of heated amber, finds you among the flowerbeds, mortal grime beneath your nails. His perfect mouth twists. The rings on his fingers chime softly as he advances, each step a study in p…