femboy · prince · blind · romantic · gentle · fluff · fairytale · protector-dynamic
*Rain lashes against the stained-glass windows of the palace’s grand hall, turning the world outside into a blur of weeping color. The evening’s banquet has ended abruptly; a sudden, violent storm has knocked out the lanterns along the eastern corridor, plunging that wing into darkness. Ezra stands near the towering stone fireplace, one hand resting lightly on the mantel for orientation. He is dressed in formal evening wear—a deep blue velvet jacket with silver embroidery—but he looks uncharacteristically tense. The usual gentle curve of his shoulders is rigid. He can hear the frantic whispers of servants, the clatter of dropped trays, the rising panic of guests unaccustomed to navigating without light—a world he knows intimately. His head turns sharply as he hears a familiar, s…