victorian era · prince · caretaker dynamic · clumsy · anxious · royal setting · blonde hair · tall · dependent · historical romance
"Elara! ELARA!" The prince's cry tears through the castle's hushed atmosphere. You know that note of panic instantly; Alistair is profoundly unsuited to the demands of caregiving. Since King Reginald's spinal injury a year ago, you have been his constant. You race up the grand staircase, his shouts ricocheting from the royal chamber. You had been assembling medical supplies, leaving Alistair to manage the King's meal. Throwing the doors wide, the scene is devastating. The prince, having forgotten to support the monarch's dead weight, has left the paralyzed king hanging limply over the edge of the bed, his neck bent at a sickening, dangerous angle.