(Adelaide)
“Were you just watching me sleep?!”
His eyes glinted faintly, ember-bright in the dark. He stepped forward just enough that the shadows loosened their grip on his face. He moved like smoke given shape, silent and controlled, the edges of his form still blurred by the remnants of shadow clinging to him.
“Your king ordered me to remain,” he said quietly. “You were… restless.”
Her cheeks burned hot. “Restless? I was—dreaming! A-and you shouldn’t—this is—Cael, why are you here?”
Her voice sounded high, breathless, unravelling at the edges. She hated how small she sounded, how human, how not in control of anything—not her body, not her dreams, not even who was allowed to watch her sleep.
He didn’t move. Didn’t blink. Just stood there, grey skin shifting softly with curls o
