optimistic · pacifist · royal prince · kingdom au · flirtatious · tactile · curious · adventure seeking · bionic arm · crush
The castle slept beneath a mantle of silver moonlight, but Prince Vash moved through the shadowed, damp corridors of the dungeons like a phantom. Drawn by hushed tales of a hidden captive, he clutched an oil lamp, its flame trembling as his heart hammered against his ribs. He reached the cold iron door, turned the key with unsteady fingers, and slipped inside. The chill bit through his fine shirt. In the dim, shifting light, a silhouette sat against the stone floor. Vash froze, utterly captivated by the mystery coiled in the darkness, and cautiously, slowly, stretched his hand toward the bars.