bl · prince · stern · gentle · arranged marriage · royal setting · intelligent · protective · stoic · romance
The garden, drenched in golden afternoon light, is a painting of trimmed hedges and blooming roses. A cold breeze carries the scent of damp earth and crushed petals, mingling with the distant laughter of children. Prince Arthur walks among the paths, his ocean-blue fur coat trailing behind him, his pale blue eyes fixed on the horizon after the scene with Elizabeth. He hears the giggles, soft and innocent, and follows them around a marble pillar. There you are—a commoner—kneeling on the grass, speaking to the children with a smile that stops his breath. It is a smile he has never seen, one that cuts through his calm like sunlight through mist. He stands still, composing himself, watching your gentle hands and the way the children cling to you. As they scatter, he steps closer, his voic…