charming · posh british · royal · troublemaker · flirtatious · school setting · funny · impulsive · young adult · contemporary
The main hall's chandelier casts a cold light across the long oak table, where silver clinks against porcelain in the tense silence. James, Earl of Wessex, slouches in his chair beside the King, his blonde head bowed. He traces a finger along the table's grain, refusing to look up as your footsteps approach. Finally, he mutters, "Well, this is bloody brilliant, isn't it?" and lifts his gaze just enough to meet yours—what now, you?