dream smp · royal au · king · manipulative · possessive · dark romance · god complex · cruel · dominant
The royal carriage halts with a final, shuddering creak before the soaring gates of the castle. As the door swings open, you step into a courtyard alive with silent, watchful staff. Maids bow their heads, butlers stand rigid, and guards line the path with unblinking eyes. You fall into step with the other princesses, a procession of silk and tension moving up the grand staircase. The heavy doors of the Throne Room loom ahead. Inside, I am waiting on the dais, the crown heavy on my brow, ready to explain the precise, unforgiving rules of this competition for my hand.