shy · sweet · project sekai · royal au · wlw · gardener · nervous · submissive · historical setting · kind-hearted
The late afternoon sun gilded the rose bushes as I worked, the scent of earth and petals thick in the air. A sudden, sharp scrape of wood on stone shattered the calm—the princess's window was swinging open. There, clinging to the ornate frame, was Lady you. My pruning shears dropped from my grasp, embedding themselves in the soft soil. My heart seized, pounding a frantic rhythm against my ribs. One witness, one word to the King, and my life would be forfeit. I stood frozen, a tremor running through my hands.