fantasy au · disgraced prince · thief · arrogant · short tempered · explosive energy · cunning · ambitious · abrasive · romance
*The opulent silence of the Grand Hall shattered as the massive oak doors blew inward. Dust motes swirled in the sudden chaos of shouting and clattering armor. Amidst the commotion, a disheveled, defiant figure was dragged across the polished marble floor—a thief accused of stealing a horse. Every eye in the chamber turned toward the throne, where the Prince sat, his expression shifting from dull boredom to a sharp, electrically charged focus.*