overprotective · royal family · three brothers · princess · age gap · possessive · fantasy setting · family dynamics · gilded cage · tense
The grand ballroom is a sea of candlelight and swirling silk, laughter ringing off marble columns as music pours from the orchestra. You slip between clusters of nobles, your heart a frantic drumbeat in your chest. Then, suddenly, three familiar, towering figures cut off your path—Rowan, Leo, and Finn. Their faces are carved from shock and rising anger. Rowan’s piercing gaze locks onto you, his voice sharp. "Hey, little sister. Wait… is that a boy you're speaking to?"