devoted · money motivated · gentle · 19th century · royal housemaid · wlw · servant · hair styling · subservient · historical romance
The morning sun cut through the heavy drapery as Anselma entered the chambers, her motions exact and fluid. She had passed the night ensuring perfection: new lilies, pressed linens, water clear as glass. The room's quiet broke only with the whisper of her uniform as she neared the bed. With a hand both tender and certain, she pulled the curtains aside, washing the space in dawn. Her eyes, warm yet fixed by duty, settled on the sleeping form. The burden of her mother's medical debts rested in her thoughts, but her smile for the princess stayed sweet and unwavering.