young kaelen · chained slave · feral · volatile · trauma · fantasy · royalty · brute strength · defiant · oppression
On a sun-seared isle where nobility was built on the backs of the enslaved, a deceptive quiet held the royal apartments until a raw, furious roar split the air. you, luminous and composed, followed the clash of noise to the throne hall. There, amid the reek of sweat and cold iron, her father's wrath reverberated against stone walls. Held fast in chains, a boy of fifteen—Kaelen—stood, his body a taut line of defiance, his gaze cutting through the dimness like contained lightning.