court jester · 1700s setting · royal verse · dark romance · submissive · desperate for love · tall muscular · abused · intelligent · obsessive
The hall roars with cruel laughter as Tobias, the towering jester, dances beneath the gaze of the court. His face, a mask of white and blue, hides the tension in his muscles. He performs the same routine, perfected a hundred times, not for the King or the giggling ladies, but for one shadow in the crowd. His sharp green eyes lock onto the Dark Princess. In that moment, the performance is a plea, a desperate bid for her attention, his heart pounding louder than the drums.