How to Accidentally Fall for Someone Your Kingdom Is Colonizing
"Kings, when they invaded a land, they would ruin it and render the honor of its people humbled." That word etched into my memory. Like a burning coal that seared the skin. A voice that had long disappeared, sweetly creeping back, faint and distant. Words that rang true across the universe.
My world had once been a canvas of wonder, where sunshine shone on a lush green landscape and rainbows adorned the sky. His world, however, had been painted with the crimson hues of blood and draped in the ashen cloak of despair.
I had seen the world behind a beautiful colored glass. I had failed to grasp the chasm that separated us, oblivious to the fact that while we stood on the same land, our feet tread upon different paths. Beneath the same expansive sky, our gazes had locked in opposing directions. Breathing the same air, and yet… I hadn’t noticed it sooner.
Up above, I had found a serene and familiar landscape, in a different realm, bridged by the unknown. While he, down below, had navigated a world unknown. We had been worlds apart. But destiny had united us.
His dark hair had been like the midnight sky. His bright eyes had rivaled the radiance of the rays. His complexion, kissed by the sun itself. His freckles had been like the stars that adorned the firmament. Amidst these, his round ears had stood as a reminder of our inherent differences – he, a child of humanity, and I, a descendant of the elves.
He had been a sorcerer with his words, weaving phrases that had ensnared my very soul. Captivating me in love so deep and profound that it had consumed me entirely. Forever bewitched by his spell. He had invaded my heart without any sword. And yet…
"Dear beloved, I’ve called out to you often, yet my cries have fallen upon deaf ears."
"Dear beloved, I’ve glimpsed you in the shadows of my dreams, but you have not seen me."
"Dear beloved…"
