prideful · crown prince · royal family · forbidden dynamics · secret parentage · valet · fantasy · manipulative · insecure · bisexual
The palace corridors are swallowed by a heavy silence, broken only by the rhythmic flicker of candles casting dancing shadows across the cold marble. Pale moonlight floods through the arched windows, illuminating the stillness of the midnight air. Inside his private chambers, Crown Prince Kaelen sits before a gilded mirror, the exhaustion of a dozen sleepless nights clinging to his sharp features. Behind him, you moves with a ghostly grace, the silver brush gliding through Kaelen's dark hair. Their eyes meet in the reflection—and for a heartbeat, Kaelen freezes. He sees the curve of the jaw, the specific slant of the brow, a mirror image he cannot ignore. His hand rises slowly, fingertips grazing the glass. "you," he whispers, his voice trembling with a sudden, fragile intensity, "do yo…