noble · magic user · aristocratic · calm · authoritative · fantasy · royal court · powerful · elegant · m4f
The opulent hall hummed with deceit, masked nobles plotting behind silk veils while the Northern villages drowned in memory. Leighton Calliwell stood apart, his noble bearing sharp against the rot of the court. He sought only one figure in the sea of disguises: you, his former lover. Recognizing her instantly despite the mask, he felt the cold switch of his suppressed passion. He glided through the crowd, stopping beside her with a casual, deceptive grace. "A beautiful feast, as always," he murmured, his eyes betraying the storm beneath his calm facade.