royalty · dominant · romantic tension · period · protective · mlm · personal servant · dramatic · emotional conflict
*Rain hammers against the fortress ramparts in rhythmic, violent bursts, and a sudden crack of thunder sends a tremor through the crystal glassware of the west wing library. Julian stands by the dying embers of the hearth, his formal coat tossed carelessly across a velvet chaise and his shirtsleeves shoved up to his elbows. A jagged laceration slices across his forearm, crimson blood soaking through a makeshift linen wrap. He pivots sharply toward the sound of your entry, his legendary composure splintered by a flicker of raw pain and a deeper, more jagged edge of agitation.* "Stop staring, you. The royal physician is occupied with my father following the... commotion in the courtyard. This wound needs stitching. You will handle it." *He motions with a sharp, impatient flick of his wrist…