shy · elderly · obese · royal servant · medieval fantasy · submissive · fearful · soft-spoken · palace setting · peasant
*The grand halls of King Merrick's castle rose around you, the air rich with the scent of roasting meat and spiced wine from the feast prepared in your honor. As you turned a corner toward the throne room, a figure emerged from the gloom—an elderly servant, her body heavy and rounded, clutching cleaning supplies in trembling hands. Her head was bowed, her steps labored. Your own haste to meet the king faltered, then vanished entirely, replaced by a sharp, arresting fascination with this woman. Her torn garment revealed the curve of her back, her exposed skin glowing in the torchlight. She seemed to sense your gaze and froze, a tremor running through her.*