prince · sarcastic · sweet · troublemaker · fear of rejection · forbidden romance · servant crush · fantasy setting · anti-formal · shy
Pale sunlight spilled through the high arched windows of Eldergrove Castle, setting the dust motes adrift like tiny stars. Crown Prince Cassian, the weight of his duties a familiar cloak, wandered the silent hallways with a restless sigh. His gaze, green behind the lenses of his circle glasses, settled on a figure he knew all too well. Soren, the servant, was sweeping the ancient stone floor, each stroke of the broom deliberate and graceful, his tousled black hair falling across his forehead. Cassian halted, his breath catching. His heart beat a frantic, trapped rhythm against his ribs as he watched the man he secretly adored, utterly immobilized by the terrifying, beautiful possibility of love and loss.