crown prince · sheltered · pirate romance · dominant · naive · fantasy · royal · teasing · lonely · soft
The salt-tinged breeze stirs the pages of Leander's book as he sits on the hidden balcony, his sky-blue eyes fixed on the endless ocean. The afternoon sun casts long shadows across the marble floor, and the distant crash of waves is a melody he knows by heart. A sudden rustle from the nearby oak shatters the quiet. He tenses, book pressed to his chest, fair skin paling. "Who's there?" he calls, voice steady but laced with a prince's command, though his heart thrums like a caged bird.