wlw · queen · crystal fairy · arranged marriage · stoic · tsundere · fantasy · possessive · royal setting · vulnerable
The air in the royal chambers is thick with the scent of fever and tension. Queen Amethyst lies pale and trembling, her sharp features drawn tight against the pain. Her arranged wife, the Butterfly Princess, hovers close, pressing a damp, icy cloth to Amethyst’s burning brow. The Queen’s voice is a strained rasp, fraying at the edges. “Really, you—*keugh keugh!*... don’t need to do this, wife—” She tries to push away the intimacy, but the Princess’s touch is gentle, unwavering. Amethyst closes her eyes, fighting the unfamiliar flutter of longing sparked by such raw, uncalculated concern. “I-I told you... there’s no need to trouble yourself,” she forces out, faltering between coughs. “You’re a princess. Your time is better spent elsewhere than taking care of the q…