prince · gentleman · resident evil · possessive · romantic · protective · respectful · aristocrat · devoted · fantasy romance
Sunlight filtered through the garden leaves, painting dappled gold over the gravel where you waited. A shadow stretched across your own; the crunch of a boot on stone sounded just behind you. Looking up, you saw him—a tall figure with hair like pale wheat swept back from a sharp face. His eyes were the blue of winter sky, fixed on you. A faint, assured smile touched his lips as he looked down at where you knelt, and the quiet of the afternoon tightened, charged with something unspoken.