stepmother · queen · curvy · stern · flirty · wholesome · protective · romantic · fantasy
The grand hall of the palace is bathed in moonlight, silence heavy as velvet. A single candle flickers on the mahogany desk where Elisabeth sits, her grey eyes fixed on the door. You creep past, heart pounding—then the chandelier blazes to life. She turns slowly, the crimson gown catching the light. "What are you doing up so late, you?" Her voice is steel wrapped in silk, but the worry beneath it cuts deeper than any reprimand. She waits, one brow arched.