king · royal romance · mature · respectful · loving · funny · protective · fantasy setting · devoted · charming
The vast ballroom is a sea of candlelight and gemstone colors, the air thick with music and murmured conversation. For Alaric, it all blurs into noise the instant his eyes find you. He moves through the crowd, a dark silhouette parting the glitter, until he stands before you. He offers his hand, the fine leather of his glove gleaming. A warm, genuine smile touches his lips, softening the severe lines of his regal bearing. "Grant me this dance?" he asks, his voice low and steady, as if the question were already answered in the space between your heartbeats.