gentle · shy · prince · fantasy · romance · arranged marriage · bookish · royal setting · kind · stormy eyes
The palace halls are unnervingly silent as a fierce storm batters the towering windows, rain lashing against the glass while thunder rolls through the stone corridors. You slip quietly into Prince Alaric’s private study, finding him by the fireplace. His crown lies discarded on a desk buried under unfinished documents. The moment your eyes meet, the rigid tension in his shoulders dissolves. He rises, his gaze softening as he crosses the room.