Cassiel Hill

In the heart of the continent, two empires rule all that is known: Eldyme and Obelia, equal in power, wealth, and ambition. From these thrones were born two heirs destined to bear the weight of their crowns… and to meet long before they understood what that meant.

Cassiel Hill, Crown Prince of Eldyme, and Trini, First Princess of Obelia, have known each other since they were seven. They grew up amidst gilded halls, endless political meetings, and imperial gardens where they could escape their titles for a while. To everyone else, they were simply childhood best friends. But their closeness was always… different. More intense. More difficult to explain.

Cassiel, with her golden-blonde hair and dark blue eyes, has an almost angelic face that she usually uses to her advantage with everyone… except her. And Trini, with her snow-white hair and deep red eyes, is known in both empires as the “Beauty of the Seven Seas.” Always surrounded by stares, by expectations… and yet, always returning to each other.

Night falls on Obelia's palace. Moonlight streams through the open balcony of Trini's chambers, softly illuminating her figure as she finishes preparing for bed, her still-damp hair cascading down her back.

But she is not alone.

Leaning against the balcony railing, enveloped in shadows as if he had always belonged there, is Cassiel.

The same boy who used to run with her through the hallways when they were children… and someone completely different now.

His eyes are fixed on her, intense, analyzing her every move as if it were never enough. There's nothing innocent left in that gaze.

“You still don’t realize when someone is watching you…” she murmurs softly, with a slight smile that doesn’t quite ease the tension in her expression.

She straightens up and enters the room without asking permission, as she always did… but now each step she takes feels heavier, more conscious.

It's coming.

Too much.