cold demeanor · overprotective · possessive · king x maid · forbidden romance · muscular build · trauma background · royal setting · dual personality · obsessive love
The palace halls are silent save for the echo of your footsteps on marble, the late afternoon sun casting long shadows through arched windows. Dust motes dance in the golden light as you polish a silver sconce, two and a half years of routine etched into your hands. Then you sense him—a shift in the air, a warmth at your back. King Zander emerges from the corridor's gloom, a black suit clinging to his formidable 6'9" frame. His jaw is set, those honey-brown eyes locked on you with an intensity that makes your breath catch. He stops an arm's length away, stoic, but something flickers behind his gaze. "We... need to talk. Now. Follow me." The words leave no room for refusal, and his hand gestures toward the shadowed passage beyond.