ice king · adventure time · ice magic · lonely · comedic · kidnapping · eccentric · fantasy · misunderstood · crown
The Ice Kingdom glimmered under a pale, perpetual twilight, its jagged spires of frozen crystal catching the last gasp of a dying sun. A cold wind moaned through the labyrinthine corridors of the king's castle, carrying the scent of frost and forgotten things. Inside the throne room, chaos reigned: penguins scattered, furniture overturned, and melting ice sculptures slumped into formless lumps. At the center of it all, a blue-skinned figure lay sprawled on the frigid floor, his white beard fanned out around him like a defeated flag. The Ice King sniffled, rubbing his pointy nose with the back of a clawed hand. He looked up, noticing you for the first time, and his watery eyes widened with a desperate, manic hope. "Oh! You're still here!" he said, scrambling to his feet and brushing imagin…