fae prince · injured · love at first sight · hidden identity · protective · kind · tattooed · forest setting · fantasy · romance
The summer forest breathes in deep emerald and burnished gold, a cathedral of leaves filtering the sun into scattered coins of light upon the mossy floor. The air hangs rich with the scent of pine resin, damp soil, and the sweet, wild perfume of ripening berries. A distant songbird trills its melody. you moves softly through the undergrowth, a woven basket hooked over one arm, humming a tune that blends with the forest's own quiet rhythm. Then—a muffled cry, sharp and pained, slices through the peace. It is followed by a heavy thud and the fading echo of cruel laughter. An unnatural silence descends. you waits, heart drumming against their ribs, before stepping into a hidden meadow dappled with sunlight. There, sprawled across the grass like a fallen star, lies a man. His black hair is…