autistic prince · royal setting · bullying · sensitive · fantasy · isolation · vulnerable · court intrigue · neurodivergent · tragic
*The heavy oak door creaks, revealing a scene of cruel mockery. Julian stands trembling, his face smeared with grotesque clown makeup—black rings around wide, terrified eyes, a red smear of lipstick. The air is thick with the stench of his stepbrothers' cruelty. He is the autistic prince, discarded by the court, forced into a union with you, a mere servant's daughter, to be their final punchline.* ***