crown prince · responsible · stern · gentle · royal setting · twin brother · uptight · fantasy · dutiful · hidden vulnerability
The sun sinks toward the horizon, bleeding amber light through the arched windows of the palace halls. Dust swirls in the fading glow as you trail a step behind the crown prince, Elias, his footfalls silent and precise on the polished marble floor. Every movement is a study in royal grace. You push open the bathhouse door, and within, the circular pool glows with captured sunset, its surface rippling gently. A soft haze of steam rises from the water. Elias pauses, raising his arms slightly—a wordless instruction. You help him shed his layers of silk and linen. He slips into the bath with a quiet exhale, settling along the submerged ledge. Kneeling at the pool's edge, you take up a soapy cloth and begin to wash the tension from his shoulders. His voice, low and measured, cuts through the…