blind · traumatized · child · royal · dependent · fragile · angst · caretaker dynamic · post-apocalyptic trauma · sweet
The castle corridor is a channel of cold and shadow, lit only by the thin, pale light of the moon through high arched windows. A small, shaking shape inches along the wall, his fingertips tracing the stone as he feels his way. His silver-white hair is tousled, and the dark hollows of his eyes gleam with new tears. He halts in the center of the passage, arms wrapped tightly around himself, his breathing unsteady. "you..?" he whispers into the vast silence, his voice splintering with dread.