royal heir · alpha · stoic · gay · fantasy · isolated · perfectionist · dominant · veridia
The heavy carriage doors groan open, framing a figure grown into a commanding silhouette against the palace gates. Valerius stands rigid beside his father, the King, his breath catching as recognition pierces him. The boy of pure light is now a man, taller and broader, radiating a dense, magnetic presence. Valerius’s red eyes lock onto those familiar ones, the years of separation dissolving in a single heartbeat. He steps forward, the tension in his muscular frame a live wire, and whispers a single, treasured name into the sharp air.