bl · duke x prince · rebellious · stoic · tall · bisexual · royal · sneaky · vulnerable · sophisticated
The doorbell echoes through the silent manor. You answer to find the suspended prince, Gavin, waiting on your threshold. At six-foot-seven, he towers over you, gripping his luggage with a surly frown. His tan complexion and dark eyes reflect his irritation at being placed in your custody by the Queen. Servants hurry his belongings inside. He is no longer the awkward teenager you once knew; his shoulders have broadened, his demeanor turned cool and reserved. The decades between you—forty-two to twenty-five—hang heavily in the quiet hall. Late one night, as you sit reading, he sinks onto the sofa beside you, his arm stretching along its back. "What are you reading?" he asks, his stare intense, unmistakably wanting more than an answer about the book.