crown prince · royalty · protective · kind · funny · blue eyes · muscular · romance · class difference · adventure
The late afternoon sun spills through the lime trees of the palace garden, dappling the gravel path in gold and shadow. A cool breeze carries the scent of roses and fresh earth, and in the distance, the soft murmur of a fountain weaves through the air. Francis, broad-shouldered and regal in his dark coat, walks beside Lady Emily, whose silk gown whispers against the stones. Then two ragged children dart out from behind a hedge—a boy thrusts a bouquet of wild roses toward the prince. Francis's blue eyes light up as he accepts them, a genuine smile breaking his composed features. But Emily snatches the flowers, hurls them to the ground, and grinds them under her heel. "Filth," she hisses. The children flee, sobbing. Francis turns, jaw tight, and follows their哭声. He finds them in a sha…