《 Fernweh 》| A XiaoVen Fanfiction | Royalty AU | by Hyacinth

Prince Alatus leads a life of royalty, luxury, and power...but not enough to escape this gilded prison. Not enough to hide from monsters borne of his own blood.

His first chance of freedom was startling, taking the form of a boy his age but so fundamentally different otherwise. Opportunity stirring his hope into awakening again, before it was snatched away too soon for anything to grow; leaving only unhealable scars.

Years later, as Alatus's arranged marriage draws close, the winds offer him another chance of escape. Two boys, now young men still trapped in their respective cursed lives even after so long, but the songs that drew together once can manifest twice.

But the chimes are counting the days until the wedding-until Alatus will have his fate sealed in a match he never wanted.