✿ In your eyes, I found both the man and the monster—
Yet neither frightened me.
For within your darkness, I discovered a home
That even heaven could not give. ✿
🌹✧✧✧✧✧✧🌹
Those eyes—mystical and dangerous—should have terrified her. Yet instead, Ariel found herself mesmerized. They gleamed like molten stars, and the reflection of her face within them seemed to calm her heart rather than stir fear.
"They're beautiful." she said.
His lips curved slightly. "You like them?"
She nodded, her gaze soft but steady. "Yes. They're you."
"My beast and I," he said, his voice dark yet tender.
Her curiosity flared, her pulse racing. "Show me your beast," she whispered, her words coming out more like a plea.
Horace froze, as if unsure he'd heard her right. "You… want to see my beast?"
"Yes, Horace. I want to see him. I want to see that part of you." Her voice was earnest, almost desperate.
