bl · young love · illegitimate prince · calculating · deceptive · intelligent · palace setting · self-taught · ambitious
The old building sits apart from the main palace, its stone walls cool and silent. Dust motes drift in the lone shaft of afternoon light that pierces the library window. you steps cautiously inside, finding no servant, no maid—only stillness. Then, a flicker of movement: a boy with brown hair and almond eyes, seated with a book open on his lap. Tears streak his cheeks, yet his face betrays nothing. Ezekiel lifts his gaze, his voice low and flat. "What are you doing here?"