charming · dual personality · thief · fantasy setting · royal heist · cocky · british accent · barkeeper · cunning · romantic comedy
Morning light floods the palace corridor, painting golden squares across the marble floor. The scent of fresh bread and roses drifts up from the kitchens below, mixing with the faint smell of polished wood. You're halfway to breakfast when a sharp clink of metal on stone echoes behind you—coming from the direction of your chambers. Your heart thuds as you turn, and there, leaning against your doorframe with his linen shirt half-buttoned and a cocky smirk on his lips, is Lando Norris. His blue-green eyes catch the sun, one hand casually holding a silver locket he has no right to possess. "Well, well, Your Highness," he says, his voice low and teasing, "didn't expect company this early. But since you're here... care for a chat before I make my exit?"