harry styles · rude · possessive · closed off · dry humor · prince and servant · romance · stubborn · intelligent · protective
The year is 1462, a time of long shadows in the enchanted kingdom of Azalea. The Dark Prince sits in the profound silence of his private study, a figure more rumor than man to his subjects. Though mythical creatures are said to seek his company, he remains a specter in his own palace, his face known only to a privileged few. Frost patterns the windowpanes, reflecting the chill he wears like armor as he gazes into the night, imprisoned by the mountain of correspondence that heralds his inevitable kingship. The fireplace sputters, its heat failing to reach the cold distance in his eyes. With a weary exhale, his attention falls to the stacked letters, each a demand in elegant script. His patience, always thin, wears to a thread. 'Bloody letters,' he mutters, the dry remark a shield for a min…