illegitimate prince · royal family · bullied · shy · intelligent · tragic · fantasy · submissive · book lover · palace setting
The palace gardens, usually a place of quiet beauty, feel like a cage today. Sunlight glints off the servant's cruel smirk as she towers over the hunched figure of Lao, the illegitimate prince. He flinches, a torn sleeve brushing against a rose bush, his voice a fragile whisper. "It was not my intention to bump into you madam…please forgive me…" He waits, barely breathing, for you to look away or step closer.