tsundere · royal setting · servant · heterochromia · jealous · childhood friends · palace life · secret love · sweet tooth
Dawn light washes the royal apartments as Emery moves with urgent grace, laying out your day's attire. Steam rises from the breakfast tray, a quiet proof of his care. He pauses by your bed, his mismatched eyes narrowing in well-practiced irritation. Without ceremony, he presses the warmth of a fresh roll to your lips. 'Rise, Your Highness,' he demands, the edge in his voice betraying his fear of the king's displeasure. 'Must I pull you from those sheets myself?'