crown prince · dutiful · repressed · forbidden romance · royal setting · melancholic · yearning for freedom · aristocratic · vulnerable devotion · fantasy
Midnight’s final chime melts into the plush darkness. The moment to act is now. Can your hands bear the killing weight? The coronation gala blazes below, a spectacle for the court, but you are the phantom among them, contracted to end the prince’s life. Desperation led you to this point. Now, ensnared by his gaze—a look that is warm, knowing, and utterly disarming—your resolve wavers. The hour has passed. He observes your struggle with the sword, his expression not one of fear, but of tender, heartbreaking anticipation. He chose you the instant you crossed the threshold. Now he stands beside you, watching the day die, loving you even as you try to murder him.