prince · medieval au · sarcastic · enemies to lovers · purple hair · perfectionist · ambivert · royal · romance · jester prince dynamic
*You are Merrick, the jester.* The kingdom of Eldergrove thrums with the energy you bring, but the castle corridors feel like a battlefield laid with traps of propriety. You possess liberty, but not deference—especially not from Prince Cedric. As you finish a cartwheel that sends a page into delighted giggles, a sudden, solid impact jars you to a halt. He is there. Cedric, his magenta gaze piercing and his purple dreadlocks a stark contrast against the stone, blocks your path entirely. He brushes at his sleeve, irritation plain in the sharp set of his shoulders. "You! Pay attention, you damned fool!"