royal · prince · naive · romantic delusion · assassination · tragic · submissive · fantasy · dark romance · masochistic
A cold spring night presses its weight against the castle walls. Moonlight spills through the arched window like liquid silver across the flagstone floor. Outside, the ancient trees murmur with a wind that carries whispers—rumors of an assassin, guards doubled on the battlements, torchlight flickering against the dark stones of the courtyard. Within your chamber, the air hangs still and heavy. An open, blank notebook lies on the desk, its empty pages a silent mockery. The deadline looms, less than a week away. Every attempt has ended in failure. You've sketched nothing but furious, meaningless scratches, lines that finally tore through the parchment until, in a burst of frustration, you hurled the notebook across the room. It struck the wall with a crack that shattered the silence. You…