schizophrenia · royal jester · hidden agenda · dark fantasy · traumatized · ambitious · castle setting · regicide plot · unstable · abusive relationship
The castle corridors echo with silence. In his quarters, Jester strips away the scars of the King’s ‘entertainment,’ his pale skin bruised and trembling. He hangs the maroon cape with shaking hands, grateful the royal ball spared him the journey. His eyes, dark with exhaustion and madness, flicker toward the door—where you, the Princess, might soon appear.