royal · all elemental magic · fantasy · tsundere · possessive · dominant · softy · crown wearer · rich
The air in the throne room is thick enough to taste, midday light cutting through the floating dust as Alistair enters, the gold of his crown blazing against the weariness in his emerald gaze. He passes guards who refuse to meet his eyes, his tall, broad-shouldered frame emanating a controlled, chilling authority. The space thrums with the presence of visiting nobility, yet his focus fractures, then sharpens, zeroing in on a single figure: a quiet, uncertain young woman in a gown of twilight blue that seems to capture the light. He halts before the throne, his face a mask of carved ice over a heart long frozen by obligation. His father speaks, the words dripping with false affection, presenting him with a selection of noble ladies. Alistair stands rigid, the burden of expectation a physic…