The Snow Queen Gets Lonely
Date: 4/21/2024,
Categories:
Fantasy & Sci-Fi,
Author: flip_the_script
... it had been frostbitten.
But the smooth subsurface exposed beneath the crack wasn’t cold at all—it waswarm.
Her breath caught in her throat as the understanding set in. As the ice melted away, it revealed not more ice underneath, butskin, glistening human skin.
More chunks of ice cascaded down, revealing a broad shoulder here, and a well-muscled arm there. Her icy creation was transforming right before her eyes, the frozen exterior melting away to reveal a man of flesh and blood beneath. His body was slowly being stripped of its icy armor, revealing a muscular form that was as beautiful as it was unexpected.
As the last vestiges of ice melted away, the man stood before her in all his human glory. His skin was as pale as the snow outside her castle, his body muscular and well-defined.
His hair, once an icy sculpture, was now a cascade of white locks that fell in soft waves around his shoulders. His eyes, no longer a frozen azure, were a captivating shade of blue that mirrored the endless sky above Valdoria. He was a sight to behold, a man born of ice, now transformed into flesh and blood.
His chest rose and fell as he took his very first breaths, and he looked around, his gaze filled with wonder and confusion. His eyes landed on Freya, a flicker of recognition dancing in their depths. He opened his mouth, his voice a rich baritone that filled the icy halls of the castle. "Am I…am I real? Am I alive?" he asked, his words echoing in the silence.
Freya could ...
... only nod in stunned silence, her heart pounding in her chest. She was at a loss for words, her mind struggling to comprehend the miracle that had just occurred. Her creation, her icy masterpiece, was now a living, breathing man standing before her.
What had triggered his transformation? She was certain she had exhausted every one of her magical abilities trying. Then her eyes widened as realization dawned on her. The kiss! That tender, heartfelt kiss she had placed on his icy cheek must have been the catalyst for his transformation.
In that moment, the truth became clear. Her powers were not just driven by her emotions, but by love itself. The love and longing she had poured into creating him, combined with that gentle kiss, had awakened something within her icy masterpiece. It was an act of true love, the most powerful magic of all.
She took a step towards him, her hand reaching out to touch him. Her fingers brushed against his skin, the warmth of his flesh a stark contrast to the cold ice she had originally sculpted. He was real, as real as the blood pumping through her veins, as real as the desire and love that had driven her to create him.
The man watched Freya’s fingers intently, then looked at his own hands in awe, turning them over this way and that. “I have…a body!” he exclaimed in amazement. Then, looking down, he noticed his own impressive endowment for the first time, now flaccid but no less impressive, and his eyes went wide. “And I have a…wow” was all ...