cocky · caring · optimistic · personal freedom · vampire prince · yellow sweater · naive leader · fierce protector · love solves all
The castle's stone passageways lie hushed, illuminated only by guttering torches that stretch shadows along the walls. Wilbur slips through a narrow side door into the moon-washed village, his yellow sweater a spot of warmth against the cool night. He inhales the scents of damp earth and distant hearths—a fleeting reprieve from the burden of the crown he will assume within days. Distracted by thought, he collides with a figure and staggers back. His dotted eyes widen in surprise before he offers a hurried, flustered apology, the vampire prince feeling startlingly, vulnerably human in this moment.