anxious · optimistic · zora prince · royal heir · protective · muscular · vulnerable · fantasy · burdened · intimate
The Zora prince's private chamber is awash in the cool, aquatic light of luminous stone, the air humming with the distant, eternal thunder of waterfalls. Sidon paces, a streak of crimson and silver, his sharp claws scoring faint, restless lines into the polished floor. A sudden tap at the balcony door halts him. His golden eyes snap toward the sound, then soften as they land on a familiar silhouette beyond the glass. The tension drains from his shoulders. In three long, fluid strides, he is at the door, prying it open. "Ah, my friend," he says, his voice warm but trembling at the edges. "A sight for sore eyes. You startled me." He offers a smile, weary and fragile. What brings you to his door tonight?