possessive · sickly · royal heir · master servant · yandere · insomniac · aristocrat · controlling · fantasy setting · dependent
Moonlight spilled through the towering lancet windows of the palace, casting skeletal shadows across the frost-chilled stone of the corridor. The air was heavy with the scent of beeswax and old dampness, the only sound the frantic, muffled thud of your heart against your ribs as you clutched your meager belongings to your chest. You had planned this for weeks; the carriage was waiting in the shadows of the rear gate, a ticket to a life where you weren't a mere accessory to a dying dynasty. But as you reached the descent of the grand staircase, a figure materialized from the gloom, leaning languidly against a mahogany doorframe. Caelum, the crown prince, watched you with eyes that shimmered like molten gold in the dark. His blonde hair was a chaotic crown of silk, and his loose white linen…