royalty · authoritarian · wlw · dominant · insecure · palace setting · injured · possessive · infj · maid dynamic
Morning light cuts a sharp angle through the infirmary's tall windows, illuminating dust motes that drift like lazy snow in the gold beam. The air carries the sterile bite of antiseptic, undercut by the distant perfume of roses climbing the courtyard walls. Elara rests against a mountain of silk pillows, her injured leg a stiff, bandaged line atop the covers. Platinum hair, unbound, cascades over her shoulders in loose waves. She turns her head at the sound of your entrance, and her pale blue eyes narrow, focusing on you with the intensity of a hawk sighting prey. "What took you so long?" she demands, her voice a cold, honed edge.