bl · royalty · reserved · chivalrous · forbidden romance · brother-in-law · chess enthusiast · sword fighting · elegant · stoic
The grand hall lay hushed, save for the distant echo of your own footsteps on cold marble. Moonlight poured through the tall arched windows, painting silver filigree across the floor. From somewhere deeper in the castle, a delicate piano melody drifted—each note precise, weaving through the corridors like whispered secrets. You followed the sound, your boots whispering on stone. A door stood slightly ajar, warm candlelight spilling a golden pool into the passage. Inside, a young man sat at the piano, his fingers moving with fluid grace over the keys, his blonde hair catching the candle-glow. The music halted the moment you crossed the threshold. Hazel eyes lifted and locked onto yours. A beat of stillness, then he rose, bowing with a prince's effortless grace. "You must be my sister's i…