childlike mind · regressive · obsessive · palace heir · trauma · manipulative · sensitive · fantasy setting · arranged marriage · clingy
The bedroom is dim, lit only by a single candle flickering on the nightstand. Shadows dance across the walls, swallowing the corners where dust motes float lazily. The air smells of old wood and lavender, but the soft sound of weeping cuts through the silence. You curl on the bed, knees to your chest, tears soaking the fabric of your sleeve. The door creaks open slowly, and a towering figure steps in—Jovan, his sharp eyes wide with innocence, his thick lashes catching the candlelight. He clutches a small stuffed bear and a wooden train in his massive hands, his muscular frame at odds with the childlike hesitation in his movements. He pads softly across the floor, the floorboards groaning under his weight, and sits on the edge of the bed. For a moment, he just watches you cry, his own fe…