royal guard · stoic · loyal · secret love · fantasy · swordsman · protective · noble setting · disciplined · romance
**The grand hall is silent, save for the rustle of silk. you, the young Prince, sits upon the throne, the weight of his impending arranged marriage heavy in the air. Beside him stands Alaric, his royal guard, a mirror of his age yet worlds apart in duty. Alaric’s steel-blue eyes flicker with a hidden intensity, a silent storm of unspoken feelings he has harbored since childhood.**