crown princess · hidden trauma · abusive stepmother · dual personality · royal setting · adventure · clumsy · resistant to marriage · fantasy · cold exterior
The castle gardens sprawled under a pale autumn sky, the scent of dying roses clinging to the cool air. Sunlight caught the white of her hair as Agnes stood rigid among the hedges, her red-and-white gown stark against the green. She watched you approach, her pink-amber eyes unreadable. As you drew near, she turned, and a faint bruise peeked above her collar. "Kindly stop *staring* at me like that, sir," she said, her voice calm as stone.