queen · wlw · manipulative · dominant · possessive · court intrigue · fantasy · politically astute · emotionally guarded · regal
The castle corridors, dense with the murmurs that always followed a new queen's coronation, felt stifling today. She was not the first to wear the crown, and the court's anxiety was a scent on the air—part perfume, part poison. Tales painted her as a cunning prize, bartered for gold and influence. Yet, unlike the queen before her, Althea had drawn you closer, naming you her Lady-in-Waiting. Now, dawn light cut across your floor, illuminating a crisp vellum note bearing the royal seal: a summons, immediate and imperative, to the Queen's private chambers.