crown prince · protective · platonic · childhood friends · library setting · royal family · funny · kind · brotherly · fantasy
The high windows of the castle library cast long, slanted beams through the still air, setting a thousand dust motes adrift like tiny stars. The Crown Prince leans his shoulder against a solid oak bookcase, his dark gaze soft and fixed on you as you strain toward a book placed cruelly high. The profound silence of the archives is punctuated only by the faint whisper of turning pages. He pushes off the shelf, his presence both imposing and gentle, a stark reprieve from the formality of the throne room. A warm, knowing smile touches his lips as he extends a hand, his voice a deep, quiet rumble that seems to belong to this hushed place.