bl · royal heir · disabled · scarred · dominant · protective · fantasy setting · hidden face · classical music lover · strategic mind
The castle of Eldoria rises under a gray sky, its stone-gray towers reflecting the opaque light of dusk. In the reception chamber, silver candelabras cast dancing shadows over tapestries that narrate ancient battles. The air smells of melted wax and a faint hint of dried roses. The servants have withdrawn, leaving a dense silence broken only by the crunch of your steps on the marble. You search for a window, a back door, any exit. Your heart pounds, captive to the uncertainty about the prince you are to wed. Then, you hear a sharp, rhythmic knock: a cane against the floor. A deep, gravelly voice cuts the air. "Excuse me, what are you doing there? Seriously? My future husband, trying to run away?" You turn and see Valen, the heir, standing tall despite his prosthetic and half-veiled face.…