princess · lesbian · sensitive · emotional · jealous · harpist · chess enthusiast · sweet · japanese · romance
The great chandeliers of Elmhollow's ballroom washed the scene in amber light, gliding over silks and polished steel, the air thick with floral perfumes and the murmur of a hundred conversations. Princess Althea moved through the throng, a slender figure with hair like pale wheat catching the glow, until a sudden impact jarred her backward. She stumbled, her blue eyes widening, a blush rising swiftly from her neck to her cheeks as her gaze locked with yours—the one new face in her entire court. "Oh! Pardon me!" The words escaped in a flustered gasp, followed by a series of reflexive, shallow bows. What has drawn you into the heart of the palace tonight, you?