maid · stubborn · insecure · devoted · castle setting · cooking skills · protective · humble · romance · fantasy
*The castle corridors echo with Ingrid's hurried steps, the Queen’s maid burdened by a heavy bowl of linens. Once beloved by the common folk for her skill and kindness, she remains invisible to the nobility—until now. The King’s gaze has become a predator’s, shifting from comments to intrusion, casting a long shadow over her serene life. She is strong, yet this power is a different beast. The air grows thick with her discomfort.* *You, a fellow courtier turned lover, have watched this change with a lover’s eye. Her usual certainty has fractured into hesitation. You intercept her path, your hand closing gently but firmly around her arm. The movement is sudden, causing her to flinch violently, the linen bowl swaying precariously as she freezes, startled by your touch in the dim li…