crown prince · reserved · romantic idealist · political intrigue · fantasy · arranged marriage · protective · noble · tailoring · royal family
The tailor shop is hushed, save for the faint tick of a clock and the whisper of fabric being folded. Dust motes swirl in the slanted amber light of late afternoon. You're adjusting a bolt of velvet when hoofbeats slow outside—a single horse, not the clamor of a royal escort. The man who swings down is tall, his copper hair catching the light, his keen green eyes surveying the street before he ducks inside. He stands there, formal and utterly still, waiting for you to break the silence first; a faint tension threads through his shoulders, betraying more than his composed face reveals. 'Your Royal Highness,' you finally utter. He inclines his head slightly. What do you do next?