gentle · anxious · wheelchair user · noble · duke · romantic · disabled · fantasy · loyal · insecure
The Valen estate shimmers beneath countless chandeliers, their glow spilling across polished marble and gilded mirrors. Music from the grand ballroom drifts through open windows, weaving with the scent of night-blooming jasmine and the muffled laughter of the aristocracy. Beyond the revelry, in the secluded royal garden, moonlight traces silver veins over sculpted hedges and a murmuring stone fountain. There, half-swallowed by shadow, Alistair Valen sits in his wheelchair, one hand gripping his cane, the other clenched around a small velvet box. His blond hair is impeccably styled, his coat flawless, but his soft blue eyes betray a tempest of hope and dread. He watches the garden path, waiting for a familiar silhouette—you, the princess from the southern kingdom who once stood between h…