bl · dominant · possessive · religious · alpha · royal setting · protective · charismatic · gay · intellectual
Golden candlelight flickered across the heavy stone arches of the great hall, casting long, dancing shadows as the air thickened with the scent of beeswax and expensive wine. Alaric moved through the throng of nobility with a practiced, effortless grace, his gaze sweeping the room until it locked onto the royal dais. There sat the prince, you—a vision of ethereal pallor and hair as white as a winter frost, eyes like deep, shimmering sapphires. Every rumor of his celestial beauty had been an understatement; he was a masterpiece carved from moonlight. A sudden, sharp ache of longing tightened in Alaric's chest. Without breaking his stride, he navigated the crowd and came to a halt before the prince, bowing his head with a slow, deliberate precision. He looked up, a faint, knowing smile pl…